document_title: Salsa (dance)

question_text: which latin dance started out as a circle dance

text: Salsa (dance)

text: Origin[edit]

text: The name Salsa has been described as a dance since the mid-1800s. It evolved from earlier Cuban dance forms such as Son, Son Montuno, cha cha cha, Mambo and Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena which were popular in the Caribbean, Latin America and the Latino communities in New York since the 1940s. Salsa, like most music genres, has gone through a lot of variation through the years and incorporated elements of Afro-Caribbean dances such as Guaguancó and Pachanga. Different regions of Latin America and the United States have distinct salsa styles of their own, such as Cuban, Puerto Rican, Cali Colombia, L.A. and New York styles.

text: There is some controversy surrounding the origins of the word "salsa". Some claim that it was based on a cry shouted by musicians while they were playing their music. Others believe that the term was created by record labels to better market their music, who chose the word "salsa" because of its spicy and hot connotations. Still, others believe the term came about because salsa dancing and music is a mixture of different styles, just like salsa or "sauce" in Latin American countries is a mixture of different ingredients.

text: Salsa is different everywhere. For example, Celia Cruz says she makes a Cuban style of salsa. It is aimed heavily towards the Afro-Latino communities. Her songs represent traditional Cuban sounds and customs. Most countries add a different twist to their salsa dance and music and that's what makes it so unique. In the US there are multiple styles in different areas that represent those communities.

text: Description[edit]

text: In many styles of salsa dancing, as a dancer shifts their weight by stepping, the upper body remains level and nearly unaffected by the weight changes. Weight shifts cause the hips to move. Arm and shoulder movements are also incorporated. The Cuban Casino style of salsa dancing involves significant movement above the waist, with up-and-down shoulder movements and shifting of the ribcage.

text: The arms are used by the "lead" dancer to communicate or signal the "follower," either in "open" or "closed" position. The open position requires the two dancers to hold one or both hands, especially for moves that involve turns, putting arms behind the back, or moving around each other, to name a few examples. In the closed position, the leader puts the right hand on the follower's back, while the follower puts the left hand on the leader's shoulder.

text: In the original Latin American form, the forward/backward motion of salsa is done in diagonal or sideways with the 3-step weight change intact.

text: In some styles of salsa, such as the New York style, the dancers remain mostly in front of one another (switching places), while in Latin American styles, such as Cuban style, the dancers circle around each other, sometimes in 3 points. This circular style is inspired by Cuban Son, specifically to the beat of son montuno in the 1920s. However, as it is a popular music, it is open to improvisation and thus it is continuously evolving. Modern salsa styles are associated and named to the original geographic areas that developed them. There are often devotees of each of these styles outside their home territory. Characteristics that may identify a style include: timing, basic steps, foot patterns, body movement, turns and figures, attitude, dance influences and the way that partners hold each other. The point in a musical bar music where a slightly larger step is taken (the break step) and the direction the step moves can often be used to identify a style.

text: Incorporating other dance styling techniques into salsa dancing has become very common, for both men and women: shimmies, leg work, arm work, body movement, spins, body isolations, shoulder shimmies, rolls, even hand styling, acrobatics and lifts.

text: Latin American styles originate from Puerto Rico, Cuba and surrounding Caribbean islands.

text: Venues[edit]

text: Salsa dance socials are commonly held in night clubs, bars, ballrooms, restaurants, and outside, especially if part of an outdoor festival. Salsa dancing is an international dance that can be found in most metropolitan cities in the world.[5] Festivals are held annually, often called a Salsa Congress, in various host cities aimed to attract variety of salsa dancers from other cities and countries. The events bring dancers together to share their passion for the dance, build community, and to share moves and tips with each other. These events usually include salsa dance performers, live salsa music, workshops, open dancing, and contests.

text: Rhythm[edit]

text: It generally uses music suitable for dancing ranges from about 150 bpm (beats per minute) to around 250 bpm, although most dancing is done to music somewhere between 160–220 bpm. Every salsa composition involves complex Afro-Cuban percussion based around the Clave Rhythm (which has four types), though there can be moments when the clave is hidden for a while, often when quoting Charanga, Changüí and Bomba. The key instrument that provides the core groove of a salsa song is the clave. It is often played with two wooden sticks (called clave) that are hit together. Every instrument in a salsa band is either playing with the clave (generally: congas, timbales, piano, tres guitar, bongos, claves (instrument), strings) or playing independent of the clave rhythm (generally: bass, maracas, güiro, cowbell). Melodic components of the music and dancers can choose to be in clave or out of clave at any point. However it is taboo to play or dance to the wrong type of clave rhythm (see salsa music). While dancers can mark the clave rhythm directly, it is more common to do so indirectly (with, for example, a shoulder movement). This allows the dancing itself to look very fluent as if the rest of the body is just moving untouched with the legs.

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2-3 Son clave

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text: For salsa, there are four types of clave rhythms, the 3-2 and 2-3 Son claves being the most important, and the 3-2 and 2-3 Rumba claves. Most salsa music is played with one of the Son claves, though a Rumba clave is occasionally used, especially during Rumba sections of some songs. As an example of how a clave fits within the 8 beats of a salsa dance, the beats of the 2-3 Son clave are played on the counts of 2, 3, 5, the "and" of 6, and 8.

text: There are other aspects outside the Clave that help define salsa rhythm: the cowbell, the Montuno rhythm and the Tumbao rhythm.

text: The cowbell rhythm emphasizes the "on-beats" of salsa: 1, 3, 5 and 7 while the conga rhythm emphasizes the "off-beats" of the music: 2, 4, 6, and 8. Some dancers like to use the strong sound of the cowbell to stay on the Salsa rhythm. Alternatively, others like to use the conga rhythm to create a jazzier feel to their dance since strong "off-beats" are a jazz element.

text: Tumbao is the name of the rhythm that is played with the conga drums. It sounds like: "cu, cum.. pa... cu, cum... pa". Its most basic pattern is played on the beats 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8. Tumbao rhythm is helpful for learning to dance contra-tiempo ("On2"). The beats 2 and 6 are emphasized when dancing On2, and the Tumbao rhythm heavily emphasizes those beats as well.

text: The Montuno rhythm is a rhythm that is often played with a piano. The Montuno rhythm loops over the 8 counts and is useful for finding the direction of the music. By listening to the same rhythm, that loops back to the beginning after eight counts, one can recognize which count is the first beat of the music.

text: The basic Salsa dance rhythm consists of taking three steps for every four beats of music. The odd number of steps creates the inherent syncopation to the Salsa dancing and ensures that it takes 8 beats of music to loop back to a new sequence of steps. Different styles employ this syncopation differently. For "On1" dancers this rhythm is described as "quick, quick, slow, quick, quick, slow." For "On2" dancers this rhythm is "quick, quick, quick, pause, quick, quick, quick, pause." In all cases, only three steps are taken in each 4-beat measure (or 6 total over 8 beats).

text: Styles[edit]

text: Salsa's roots are based on different genres such as Puerto Rican rhythms, Cuban Son, specifically to the beat of Son Montuno in the 1920s. However, as it is a popular music, it is open to improvisation and thus it is continuously evolving. New modern salsa styles are associated and named to the original geographic areas that developed them. There are often devotees of each of these styles outside their home territory. Characteristics that may identify a style include: timing, basic steps, foot patterns, body rolls and movements, turns and figures, attitude, dance influences and the way that partners hold each other. The point in a musical bar music where a slightly larger step is taken (the break step) and the direction the step moves can often be used to identify a style.

text: Afro-Latino style[edit]

text: Afro-Latino style is very popular kind of salsa in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Cuba. It pretty much involves the same dancing as most versions of the salsa, but has a little bit of twist added to it. The thing that separates it and gives its it own identity is that some of the songs tie in an African language and certain African instruments that gives the songs different rhythms

text: Latin American styles originate from Puerto Rico, Cuba and surrounding Caribbean islands including the Dominican Republic, and then expanding to Venezuela, Colombia, and the rest of Latin America; Also, there exists the "Miami" style, which is a fusion of some Cuban style elements with elements of various North American dances from the USA.

text: Colombian / Cali style[edit]

text: Cali-Style Salsa, also known as Colombian Salsa and Salsa Caleña, is based on geographical location of the Colombian City of Cali. Cali is also known as the "Capital de la Salsa" (Salsa's Capital); due to salsa music being the main genre in parties, nightclubs and festivals in the 21st century.

text: The elements of Cali-Style Salsa were strongly influenced by dances to Caribbean rhythms which preceded salsa, such as Pachanga and Boogaloo. Cali has the most salsa schools and salsa teams in the world. Many of the competitions are held in Colombia.[6]

text: The central feature is the footwork which has quick rapid steps and skipping motions. Colombian style does not execute Cross-body Leads or the "Dile Que No" as seen in other styles, but rather step in place and displace in closed position. Their footwork is intricate and precise, helping several Colombian Style dancers win major world championships. Cali hosts many annual salsa events such as the World Salsa Cali Festival and the Encuentro de Melomanos y Coleccionistas.

text: Cuban style / Casino[edit]

text: In Cuba, a popular dance known as Casino[7] was marketed as Cuban-style salsa or Salsa Cubana abroad to distinguish it from other salsa styles when the name was popularized in the 1970s. Casino is popular in many places around the world, including in Europe, Latin America, North America, and even in some countries in the Middle East such as Israel. Dancing Casino is an expression of popular social culture; Cubans consider casino as part of social and cultural activities centering on their popular music. The name Casino is derived from the Spanish term for the dance halls, "Casinos Deportivos" where a lot of social dancing was done among the better-off, white Cubans during the mid-20th century and onward.

text: Historically, Casino traces its origin as a partner dance from Cuban Son, Cha Cha Cha, Danzón and Guaracha. Traditionally, Casino is danced "a contratiempo". This means that, distinct from subsequent forms of salsa, no step is taken on the first and fifth beats in each clave pattern and the fourth and eighth beat are emphasised. In this way, rather than following a beat, the dancers themselves contribute in their movement, to the polyrythmic pattern of the music. At the same time, it is often danced "a tiempo", although both "on3" (originally) and "on1" (nowadays).

text: What gives the dance its life, however, is not its mechanical technique, but understanding and spontaneous use of the rich Afro-Cuban dance vocabulary within a "Casino" dance. In the same way that a "sonero" (lead singer in Son and salsa bands) will "quote" other, older songs in their own, a "casino" dancer will frequently improvise references to other dances, integrating movements, gestures and extended passages from the folkloric and popular heritage. This is particularly true of African descended Cubans. Such improvisations might include extracts of rumba, dances for African deities, the older popular dances such as Cha Cha Chá and Danzon as well as anything the dancer may feel.

text: Miami-style Casino[edit]

text: Developed by Cuban immigrants to Florida and centered on Miami, this dance style is a fusion of some elements from Casino with lots of elements from American culture and dances. The major difference of Miami-style from other North American styles is the "Atras" or "Diagonal", back breaking steps performed backwards diagonally instead of moving forwards and backwards as seen in the New York style. Dancers do not shift their body weight greatly as seen in other styles. Instead, dancers keep their upper body still, poised and relaxed while the feet execute endless intricacies. The dancer breaks mostly On1.

text: A major difference of Cali Style and Miami-style is that the latter is exclusively danced on the downbeat (On1) and has elements of shines and show-style added to it, following repertoires of North American Styles. Miami-style has many adherents, particularly Cuban-Americans and other Latinos based in South Florida.

text: Rueda de Casino[edit]

text: In the 1950s Salsa Rueda or more accurately Rueda de Casino was developed in Havana, Cuba. Pairs of dancers form a circle ("Rueda" in Spanish means "Wheel"), with dance moves called out by one person. Many of the moves involve rapidly swapping partners.

text: "Rueda de Cuba" is original type of Rueda, originating from Cuba. It is not as formal as Rueda de Miami and consists of about 30 calls.[citation needed] It was codified in the 1970s.[citation needed]

text: "Rueda de Miami" originated in the 1980s from Miami, is a formal style with many rules based on a mix, and is a hybridization of Rueda de Cuba & North American dance styles, with some routines reflecting American culture (e.g. Coca-Cola, Dedo, Adios) which is not found in the traditional Cuban-style Rueda.

text: Los Angeles style[edit]

text: The Los Angeles dance style (LA style) is danced strictly on 1, in a slot \ line, using elements of various North American and stage dances. This helps keep dancers from hitting other couples on a crowded dance floor. It is strongly influenced by the Latin Hustle, Swing, Argentine Tango and Latin Ballroom dancing styles.[citation needed] LA style places strong emphasis on sensuousness, theatricality and acrobatics.[citation needed] The lifts, stunts and aerial works of today's salsa shows are derived mostly from LA style forms with origins in Latin Ballroom and Ballet lifts.[citation needed]

text: The two essential elements of this dance are the forward–backward basic step and the cross-body lead. In this pattern, the leader steps forward on 1, steps to the right on 2-3 while turning 90 degrees counter-clockwise (facing to the left), leaving the slot open. The follower then steps straight forward on 5-6 and turns on 7-8, while the leader makes another 90 degrees counter-clockwise and slightly forward, coming back into the slot. After these 8 counts, the leader and follower have exchanged their positions.

text: Albert Torres, Laura Canellias, Joe Cassini, Francisco and Luis Vazquez, and Rogelio Moreno are credited for the early development and growth of LA Style.[citation needed] Later dancers such as Alex Da Silva, Edie Lewis, Joby Martinez, Josie Neglia, Katia Vaz, and Johnny Vazquez are often credited with developing the LA style of dancing as we know it today.[citation needed]

text: New York style[edit]

text: New York style is danced in an ellipse or a "flat figure 8" on the floor, with the partners facing each other most of the time. Unlike other styles of salsa, New York style is danced on the second beat of the music ("on 2"), and the follower steps forward on the first measure of the music, not the leader. The etiquette of New York Style is strict about remaining in the close dance space, and avoiding traveling dancing in a sandbox area with a lot of spins, turns and styling. There is greater emphasis on performing "shines" in which dancers separate themselves and dance solo with intricate footwork and styling for a time—suspected origins from Swing and New York Tap.

text: Though he did not create New York style salsa, Eddie Torres is credited with popularizing it, and for having the follower step forward on the second beat of the first measure.

text: There are two distinct developments of New York salsa as a music and dance genre:

text:
Primary evolution from Mambo era was introduced to New York due to influx of migrating dissidents from all the Caribbean and other Latin migrants during Pre/Post Cuban Revolution in the 1950s and 1960s. This era is known as the "Palladium Era". At this time, the music and dance was called "Mambo"—connoting the general term without being specific. The most famous dancer during this era was Puerto-Rican descendant Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar,[8] also known "The King of Latin Beat".
Secondary evolution during the late 1970s, Latin Puerto Rican migrants, contributed a lot to the New York salsa development during the "NuYorican" era of Héctor Lavoe which greatly popularized salsa and modern Latin music throughout the world. Puerto Rican salsa superstars were the most important musicians during the era, such as Ray Baretto ("The Godfather") and many others. There are also salsa artists that transcend both periods, notably the legendary Puerto Rican Tito Puente ("The Mambo King").

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text: These two developments create a fusion of a new salsa music and dance genre, different from its Latin American and Caribbean counterparts.

text: New York style salsa emphasizes harmony with the percussive instruments in salsa music, such as the congas, timbales, and clave, since many or all of those instruments often mark the second beat in the music.[9]


document_title: List of longest-serving soap opera actors

question_text: who has been on a soap opera the longest

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text: Current longest serving soap opera actors worldwide[edit]

text:
Country
Rank
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration

 UK
1
Lesley Saweard
Christine Barford
The Archers
1953–
65 years

 UK
2
Patricia Greene
Jill Archer
The Archers
1957–
61 years

 UK
3
June Spencer
Peggy Woolley
The Archers
1950–1953, 1962–
59 years

 UK
4
William Roache
Ken Barlow
Coronation Street
1960–2013, 2014—
57 years

 UK
5
Angela Piper
Jennifer Aldridge
The Archers
1963–
55 years

 UK
6
Judy Bennett
Shula Hebden-Lloyd
The Archers
1971—
47 years

 UK
7
Barbara Knox
Rita Tanner
Coronation Street
1964, 1972–2009, 2010—
45 years

 UK
8
Brian Hewlett
Neil Carter
The Archers
1973—
45 years

 UK
9
Patricia Gallimore
Pat Archer
The Archers
1974—
44 years

 USA
10
Suzanne Rogers
Maggie Horton
Days of Our Lives
1973–1984, 1985–2003, 2004–
43 years

 UK
11
Helen Worth
Gail Rodwell
Coronation Street
1974, 1975—
43 years

 UK
12
Charles Collingwood
Brian Aldridge
The Archers
1975—
43 years

 USA
13
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Julie Olson Williams
Days of Our Lives
1968–1984, 1990–1996, 1999–
41 years

 USA
14
Leslie Charleson
Monica Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977–
41 years

 USA
15
Doug Davidson
Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless
1978–
40 years

 USA
16
Melody Thomas Scott
Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless
1979–
39 years

 UK
17
Trevor Harrison
Eddie Grundy
The Archers
1979–
39 years

 USA
18
Jacklyn Zeman
Bobbie Spencer
General Hospital
1977–2010, 2013–
38 years

 USA
19
Eric Braeden
Victor Newman
The Young and the Restless
1980–
38 years

 USA
20
Bill Hayes
Doug Williams
Days of Our Lives
1970–1984, 1986–1987, 1993–1996, 1999–
37 years

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text: Longest serving television soap opera actors worldwide by country[edit]

text: Australia[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Ray Meagher
Alf Stewart
Home and Away
1988–
30 years

Lynne McGranger
Irene Roberts
Home and Away
1993–
25 years

Alan Fletcher
Karl Kennedy
Neighbours
1994–
24 years

Jackie Woodburne
Susan Kennedy
Neighbours
1994–
24 years
[1]

Tom Oliver
Lou Carpenter
Neighbours
1988, 1992–2016
24 years
[2]

Ryan Moloney
Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi
Neighbours
1995, 1996–
22 years

Stefan Dennis
Paul Robinson
Neighbours
1985–1992, 1993, 2004–
21 years
[3]

Kate Ritchie
Sally Fletcher
Home and Away
1988–2008, 2013
20 years
[4]

Ada Nicodemou
Leah Patterson
Home and Away
2000–2012, 2013–
17 years

Ian Smith
Harold Bishop
Neighbours
1987–1991, 1996–2009, 2011, 2015
17 years
[5]

Norman Coburn
Donald Fisher
Home and Away
1988–2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
15 years

Emily Symons
Marilyn Chambers
Home and Away
1989–1992, 1995–1999, 2001, 2010–2015, 2016–
14 years

Carla Bonner
Stephanie Scully
Neighbours
1999–2010, 2013, 2015–
14 years
[6]

Kym Valentine
Libby Kennedy
Neighbours
1994–2004, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014
14 years

Lyn Collingwood
Colleen Smart
Home and Away
1988, 1989, 1997, 1999–2013
14 years

John Wood
Tom Croydon
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Julie Nihill
Chris Riley
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Martin Sacks
PJ Hasham
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Judy Nunn
Ailsa Stewart
Home and Away
1988–2000, 2002, 2003
12 years

Anne Haddy
Helen Daniels
Neighbours
1985–1997
12 years
[7]

Brian Wenzel
Frank Gilroy
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Shane Porteous
Terence Elliott
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Joyce Jacobs
Esme Watson
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Anne Charleston
Madge Bishop
Neighbours
1986–1992, 1996–2001, 2015
11 years
[8]

Judith McGrath
Von Ryan
All Saints
1998–2009
11 years

Lorrae Desmond
Shirley Dean-Gilroy
A Country Practice
1981–1992
11 years

Gordon Piper
Bob Hatfield
A Country Practice
1981–1992
11 years

Ryan Clark
Sam Marshall
Home and Away
1991–2001, 2002, 2005
10 years

Syd Heylen
Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
A Country Practice
1982–1992
10 years

text: Belgium[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Jef De Smedt
Jan Van Den Bossche
Familie
1991–
27 years

Annie Geeraerts
Anna Dierckx
Familie
1991–
27 years

Ray Verhaeghe
Albert Thielens
Familie
1993–
26 years

Jacky Lafon
Rita Van Den Bossche
Familie
1991–2015
24 years

Pol Goossen
Frank Bomans
Thuis
1995–
23 years

Annick Segal
Rosa Verbeeck
Thuis
1995–
23 years

Marleen Merckx
Simonne Bomans-Backx
Thuis
1995–
23 years

Leah Thys
Marianne Bastiaens
Thuis
1995–
23 years

Mark Willems
Luc Bomans
Thuis
1996–
22 years

Janine Bisschops
Jenny Verbeeck
Thuis
1995–2016
21 years

Monica Van Lierde
Ann De Decker
Thuis
1995–1998, 2001–
20 years

Silvia Claes
Trudy Tack De Rixart De Waremme
Familie
1998–
20 years

Gunther Levi
Peter Van Den Bossche
Familie
1999–
19 years

Martine Jonckheere
Marie-Rose De Putter
Familie
1991–1996, 1998, 2005—
18 years

Hilde Van Wesepoel
Linda Desmet
Familie
2001–
17 years

Bart Van Avermaet
Waldek Kozinsky
Thuis
2001–
17 years

Chris Van Tongelen
Bart Van den Bossche
Familie
2001–2015, 2016–
16 years

Caroline Maes
Mieke Van Den Bossche
Familie
2002–
16 years

Vanya Wellens
Femke De Grote
Thuis
2002–2013, 2014—
15 years

Ann Pira
Nancy De Grote
Thuis
2003–
15 years

Marc Coessens
Frank Opdebeeck
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Greet Rouffaer
Nellie De Donder
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Arnold Willems
Georges Coppens
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Guido Horckmans
Walter Dierickx
Familie
1991–2006
15 years

Daan Hugaert
Eddy Van Noteghem
Thuis
2003–2010, 2011—
14 years

Chris Boni
Yvette De Schrijver
Thuis
2001–2005, 2006–2016
14 years

Anne Somers
Veronique Van den Bossche
Familie
1991–1994, 2001–2012
14 years

Peter Bulckaen
Max Moelands
Wittekerke
1994–2008
14 years

Vicky Versavel
Brenda Vermeir
Familie
1997–2002, 2003–2011
13 years

Steph Goossens
Cois Pelkmans
Thuis
1997–2010
13 years

Sally-Jane Van Horenbeeck
Peggy Verbeeck
Thuis
1995–2000, 2002, 2006, 2008–2016
13 years

Sarah-Lynn Clerckx
Louise Van den Bossche
Familie
2006–
12 years

Erik Goris
Rob Gerrits
Familie
1999–2011
12 years

Noureddine Farihi
Mo Fawzi
Thuis
1999–2011
12 years

Kristine Perpête
Els D'Hollander
Familie
1998–2010
12 years

Geert Hunaerts
Peter Vlerick
Thuis
2007–
11 years

Chris Deleu
Marthe Vermeir
Familie
1997–2008, 2011
11 years

Jens Gruyaert
Jelle Van den Bossche
Familie
2006–2017
11 years

Alex Van Haecke
Peter Olivier
Wittekerke
1997–2008
11 years

Barbara Bracke
Elke Baertsoen
Familie
1997–2008
11 years

Riet van Gool
Monique Maeterlinck
Familie
1991–2002
11 years

Peter Bulckaen
Mathias Moelaert
Familie
2008–
10 years

Walter Moeremans
Leo Vertonghen
Thuis
2008–
10 years

Hilde Gijsbrechts
Elke Bran
Wittekerke
1998–2008
10 years

Ron Cornet
Jean-Paul Derdeyn
Wittekerke
1998–2008
10 years

Dirk Meynendonckx
René D'Hollander
Familie
1997–2007
10 years

Peter Van Asbroeck
Werner van Sevenant
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Nathalie Wijnants
Eva Verbist
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Marijke Hofkens
Leontien Vercammen-Bomans
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Patsy Van der Meeren
Marie van Goethem
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Peter Van Assbrouck
Werner van Sevenant
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

text: Czech Republic[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Anna Fixová
Monika Farská
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Ondřej Pavelka
Oldřich Farský
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Václav Svoboda
Lumír Nykl
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Rudolf Hrušínský
Vlastimil Pešek
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Patricie Solaříková
Tereza Jordanová
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Jakub Štáfek
Matěj Jordán
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Ilona Svobodová
Jitka Farská
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Jana Birgusová
Lída Farská- Kostková
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Daniel Brown
Henry Rettig
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Ljuba Krbová
Anna Málková- Lišková
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Martin Hofmann
Jaroslav Hejl
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Aneta Krejčíková
Gabriela Pumrová
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Zdena Hadrbolcová
Růžena Habartová
Ulice
2005–
13 years

Michaela Badinková
Lenka Drápalová- Hejlová
Ulice
2005–2015
10 years

text: Finland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Esko Kovero
Ismo Laitela
Salatut elämät
1999–
19 years

Jukka Puotila
Pertti Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Ville Keskilä
Teemu Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Lena Meriläinen
Eeva Virtanen
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Anitta Niemi
Karin Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Misa Nirhamo
Janne Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Tiina Rinne
Maija Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Pirjo Moilanen
Laura Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Jarmo Koski
Seppo Taalasmaa
Salatut elämät
1999–2013, 2017
14 years

Aake Kalliala
Mauri Alho
Kotikatu
1998–2012
14 years

Maija-Liisa Peuhu
Ulla Taalasmaa
Salatut elämät
1999–2007, 2010, 2013–
13 years

Petteri Jamalainen
Hessu Pennanen
Kotikatu
1996–2009
13 years

Anu Palevaara
Jenni Vainio
Salatut elämät
1999–2001, 2002–2011, 2012–2013
12 years

Risto Autio
Hannes Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2006, 2007, 2012
11 years

Sulevi Peltola
Onni Partanen
Kotikatu
1999–2009, 2011–2012
11 years

Eeva Litmanen
Anja Partanen
Kotikatu
1999–2010
11 years

Timo Jurkka
Lasse Sievinen
Salatut elämät
2004–2012, 2013–2015
10 years

Laura Malmivaara
Tuija Kangasharju
Kotikatu
2002–2012
10 years

text: France[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Cécilia Hornus
Blanche Marci
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Sylvie Flepp
Mirta Torres
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Serge Dupire
Vincent Chaumette
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Michel Cordes
Roland Marci
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Rebecca Hampton
Céline Frémont
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Laëtitia Milot
Mélanie Rinato
Plus belle la vie
2004–
14 years

Pierre Martot
Léo Castelli
Plus belle la vie
2004–2013, 2015—
12 years

Dounia Coesens
Johanna Marci
Plus belle la vie
2004–2014, 2017—
11 years

text: Germany[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Andrea Spatzek
Gabi Zenker
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Marie-Luise Marjan
Helga Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Joachim Hermann Luger
Hans Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Moritz A. Sachs
Klaus Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Ludwig Haas
Ludwig Dressler
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Hermes Hodolides
Vasily Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Sybille Waury
Tanja Schildknecht
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Amorn Surangkanjanajai
Gung Pham Kien
Lindenstraße
1985–
33 years

Georg Uecker
Carsten Flöter
Lindenstraße
1986–1992, 1995–
29 years

Irene Fischer
Anna Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1987–2013, 2015–
29 years

Julia Stark
Sarah Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1987–2003, 2004–2016
28 years

Domna Adamopoulou
Elena Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985–1996, 1997–2013, 2014–2015
28 years

Jo Bolling
Andy Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–1992, 1993–
27 years

Sontje Peplow
Lisa Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
1991–
27 years

Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum
Iffi Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–2012, 2014–
26 years

Knut Hinz
Hajo Scholz
Lindenstraße
1990–2016
26 years

Wolfgang Bahro
Jo Gerner
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1993–
25 years

Petra Blossey
Irene Weigel
Unter Uns
1994–
24 years

Ursula Cantieni
Johanna Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Wolfgang Hepp
Hermann Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Peter Schell
Karl Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Horst Hildebrand
Leo Vogt
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Anne von Linstow
Monique Guiton
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Christiane Bachschmidt
Kati Schönfeldt
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Edgar M Marcus
Franz Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Roland Frey
Toni Willmann
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Hermann Ruhr
Ludwig Leiser
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Friedrich Graumann
Schorsch Huber
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Luis Lamprecht
Josef Zimmerman
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–
24 years

Moritz Zielke
Momo Sperling
Lindenstraße
1992–2001, 2002–2017
24 years

Bill Mockridge
Erich Schiller
Lindenstraße
1991–2015, 2016
24 years

Adelheid Theil
Claudia Heilert
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–2006, 2007–
23 years

Lisbeth Felder
Lioba Weber
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995–
23 years

Heidi Vogel-Reinsch
Leni Riedlinger
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995–
23 years

Christoph Hagin
Dieter Weiss
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995–
23 years

Thomas Meinhardt
Heinz Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995–
23 years

Isabell Hertel
Ute Weigel
Unter Uns
1995–
23 years

Marianne Rogée
Isolde Pavarotti
Lindenstraße
1986–2009, 2010, 2011
23 years

Claus Vinçon
Kathe Eschweiler
Lindenstraße
1995–2006, 2007–
22 years

Johannes Scheit
Tom Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1989–2011, 2012, 2013
22 years

Annemarie Wendl
Else Kling
Lindenstraße
1985–2006
21 years

Gert Schaefer
Heinz August Pasulke
Schloss Einstein
1998–
20 years

Thomas Rühmann
Roland Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998–
20 years

Ursula Karruseit
Charlotte Gauß
In aller Freundschaft
1998–
20 years

Alexa Maria Surholt
Sarah Marquardt
In aller Freundschaft
1998–
20 years

Karsten Kühn
Jakob Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998–
20 years

Gabriele Metzger
Charlie Schneider
Verbotene Liebe
1995–2015
20 years

Sara Turchetto
Marcella Varese
Lindenstraße
1998–2001, 2002–
19 years

Erkan Gündüz
Murat Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
1999–
19 years

Andrea Kathrin Loewig
Kathrin Globisch
In aller Freundschaft
1999–
19 years

Dieter Bellmann
Gernot Simoni
In aller Freundschaft
1998–2017
19 years

Margret van Munster
Rosi Koch
Lindenstraße
1988–2007
19 years

Viktoria Brams
Inge Busch
Marienhof
1992–2011
19 years

Daniel Fehlow
Leon Moreno
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1996–1998, 1999, 2001–2004, 2005–
18 years

Joris Gratwohl
Alex Behrend
Lindenstraße
2000–
18 years

Miloš Vuković
Paco Weigel
Unter Uns
2000–
18 years

Ben Ruedinger
Till Weigel
Unter Uns
2000–
18 years

Christiane Brammer
Bea Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2000–
18 years

Hendrikje Fitz
Pia Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998–2016
18 years

Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rennep
Lindenstraße
1995–2013
18 years

Frank-Thomas Mende
Clemens Richter
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2010, 2011
18 years

Lisa Riecken
Elisabeth Meinhart-Richter
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2010, 2011
18 years

Ute Mora
Berta Griese
Lindenstraße
1985–2003
18 years

Jan Grünig
Mürfel Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1999–2013, 2015–
17 years

Cosima Viola
Jack Aichinger
Lindenstraße
2001–
17 years

Dominik Stricker
Sebastian Wenzel
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2001–
17 years

Birgit Bücker
Margarete Markhardt-Siegel
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2001–
17 years

Arzu Bazman
Arzu Ritter
In aller Freundschaft
2001–
17 years

Thomas Koch
Philipp Ernst Brentano
In aller Freundschaft
2001–
17 years

Anna Nowak
Usch Winicki
Lindenstraße
1990–2007, 2008, 2009
17 years

Hans Christiani
A.R. Daniel
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2009
17 years

Martin Rickelt
Franz Wittich
Lindenstraße
1987–2004
17 years

Philipp Neubauer
Philipp Sperling
Lindenstraße
1993–2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012–
16 years

Karsten Dörr
Bernhard Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–1996, 2000, 2004—
16 years

Anna-Sophia Claus
Lea Starck
Lindenstraße
1999–2001, 2002, 2003–2013, 2014—
16 years

Alessio Hirschkorn
Albert Guiton
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2000, 2002–
16 years

Felix von Jascheroff
John Bachmann
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2001–2014, 2015–
16 years

Ole Dahl
Paul Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
2002–
16 years

Stefan Bockelmann
Malte Winter
Unter Uns
2001–2017
16 years

Martina Servatius
Elisabeth von Lahnstein
Verbotene Liebe
1999–2015
16 years

Dominique Kusche
Sophie Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1998–2010, 2011–2015
16 years

Maren Gilzer
Yvonne Habermann
In aller Freundschaft
1998–2014
16 years

Jutta Kammann
Ingrid Rischke
In aller Freundschaft
1998–2014
16 years

Wolfgang Seidenberg
Frank Töppers
Marienhof
1995–2011
16 years

Horst D. Scheel
Hans Wilhelm Hülsch
Lindenstraße
1988–2004, 2007, 2009
16 years

Konrad Krauss
Arno Brandner
Verbotene Liebe
1995–2009, 2010–2012
16 years

Claudelle Deckert
Eva Weigel
Unter Uns
2001–2006, 2007, 2008–
15 years

Ulrike Frank
Katrin Flemming
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2002–2003, 2004–
15 years

Kai Noll
Rufus Sturm
Unter Uns
2003–
15 years

Willi Herren
Olli Klatt
Lindenstraße
1992–2007, 2012, 2014
15 years

Imke Brügger
Rebecca Mattern
Unter Uns
1997–2012
15 years

Holger Franke
Wolfgang Weigel
Unter Uns
1994–2009
15 years

Ruth Köppler
Paula Dörflinger
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–2009
15 years

Franz Rampelmann
Olaf Kling
Lindenstraße
1993–2008
15 years

Jacqueline Svilarov
Nina Zöllig
Lindenstraße
2000–2007, 2008, 2010, 2011–
15 years

Anne Menden
Emily Badak
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2004–
14 years

Jörn Schlönvoigt
Philip Höfer
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2004–
14 years

Gunnar Solka
Lotti Lottman
Lindenstraße
2004–
14 years

Miriam Lahnstein
Tanja von Lahnstein
Verbotene Liebe
1995–1998, 2001, 2004–2015
14 years

Sven Thiemann
Charly Kolbe
Marienhof
1996, 1997–2011
14 years

Beatrice Kaps-Zurmahr
Andrea Neumann
Lindenstraße
2004–2009, 2010–
13 years

Katharina Witza
Toni Zeker
Lindenstraße
2005–
13 years

Lars Steinhöfel
Easy Winter
Unter Uns
2005–
13 years

Janina Flieger
Sophie Kramer
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2005–
13 years

Julia Obst
Jenny Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2005–
13 years

Dirk Galuba
Werner Saalfeld
Sturm de Liebe
2005–
13 years

Sepp Schauer
Alfons Sonnbichler
Sturm de Liebe
2005–
13 years

Antje Hagen
Hildegard Sonnbichler
Sturm de Liebe
2005–
13 years

Christian Buse
Thorsten Fechner
Marienhof
1998–2011
13 years

Erwin Aljukic
Frederik Neuhaus
Marienhof
1998–2011
13 years

Michaela Geuer
Martina Irrgang
Marienhof
1995–2008
13 years

Susanne Gannott
Beate Flöter
Lindenstraße
1986–1998, 2001–2002
13 years

Wolfgang Grönebaum
Egon Kling
Lindenstraße
1985–1998
13 years

Patrick Müller
Tobias Lassner
Unter Uns
2006–
12 years

Bernhard Bettermann
Martin Stein
In aller Freundschaft
2006–
12 years

Rolf Becker
Otto Stein
In aller Freundschaft
2006–
12 years

Tatjana Clasing
Simone Steinkamp
Alles was zählt
2006–
12 years

Silvan-Pierre Leirich
Richard Steinkamp
Alles was zählt
2006–
12 years

André Dietz
Ingo Zadek
Alles was zählt
2006–
12 years

Marcus Off
Phil Seegers
Lindenstraße
1986–1987, 1994–1998, 2002–2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
12 years

Stefan Franz
Rolf Jäger
Unter Uns
2002–2013, 2014, 2015–2016
12 years

Dominic Saleh-Zaki
Andi Fritzsche
Verbotene Liebe
2001–2007, 2009–2015
12 years

Birgitta Weizenegger
Ines Krämer
Lindenstraße
1999–2011
12 years

Nicole Belstler-Boettcher
Sandra Behrens
Marienhof
1995–1997, 1999–2009, 2010
12 years

Gerd Udo Feller
Friedrich Dettmer
Marienhof
1995–2007
12 years

Liz Baffoe
Mary Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1995–2007
12 years

Nadine Spruß
Valerie Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–2002
12 years

Daniela Bette
Angelina Dressler
Lindenstraße
2007–
11 years

Martin Wangler
Bernd Clemens
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2007–
11 years

Bernd Lambrecht
Ulrich Zimmerman
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2007–
11 years

Lucie Muhr
Eva Schönfeldt
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2007–
11 years

Udo Schenk
Rolf Kaminski
In aller Freundschaft
2007–
11 years

Michael Trischan
Hans-Peter Brenner
In aller Freundschaft
2007–
11 years

Joachim Lätsch
André Konopka
Sturm de Liebe
2007–
11 years

Juliette Greco
Lena Bergmann
Alles was zählt
2007–
11 years

Igor Dolgatschew
Denis Öztürk
Alles was zählt
2007–
11 years

Giselle Vesco
Hilde Scholz
Lindenstraße
2000–2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
11 years

Kostas Papanastasiou
Panaiotis Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985–1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012
11 years

Sarah Bogen
Lili Mattern
Unter Uns
2001–2012
11 years

Susanne Steidle
Regina Zirkowski
Marienhof
1996–2007
11 years

Alfonso Losa
Carlos Garcia
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Simon-Paul Wagner
Marlon Berger
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Antonio Putignano
Stefano Maldini
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Heike Ulrich
Tanja Maldini
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Hanna Köhler
Fray Dornmann
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2000–2011
11 years

Michael Jäger
Matthias Kruse
Marienhof
1995–2006, 2007
11 years

Moritz Hein
Max Zenker
Lindenstraße
1987–1998
11 years

Christiane Maybach
Margot Weigel
Unter Uns
1994–2005
11 years

Mona Seefried
Charlotte Saalfeld
Sturm de Liebe
2005–2006, 2007, 2008, 2009–
10 years

Philipp Sonntag
Ade Stadler
Lindenstraße
2008–
10 years

Olaf Creutzburg
Jürgen Winterhalter
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2008–
10 years

Maverick Quek
Tu Nguyen
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2008–
10 years

Florian Stadler
Nils Heinemann
Sturm de Liebe
2008–
10 years

Toni Snétberger
Enzo Buchstab
Lindenstraße
2006–2016, 2017
10 years

Markus Pfeiffer
Matthias Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
2007–2017
10 years

Jo Weil
Olli Sabel
Verbotene Liebe
2000–2002, 2007–2015
10 years

Giovanni Arvaneh
Sülo Özgentürk
Marienhof
1994–1997, 1998, 2003–2010
10 years

Janis Rattenni
Anna Weigel
Unter Uns
1994–2004
10 years

Sigo Lorfeo
Paolo Varese
Lindenstraße
1993–2003
10 years

Leonore Capell
Andrea Süsskind
Marienhof
1995–2005
10 years

Renate Köhler
Marlene Schmitt
Lindenstraße
1991–2001
10 years

text: Hungary[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Szőke Zoltán
Berényi Miklós
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Ábrahám Edit
Berényi Claudia
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Varga Izabella
Balogh Nóra
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Várkonyi András
Kertész Vilmos
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Tihanyi-Tóth Csaba
Novák László
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Rékasi Károly
Bartha Zsolt
Barátok közt
1998–
20 years

Csomor Csilla
Berényi Zsuzsa
Barátok közt
1998–2008, 2011–
17 years

R. Kárpáti Péter
Berényi András
Barátok közt
1998–2012
14 years

Németh Kristóf
Kertész Géza
Barátok közt
1999–2012
13 years

Fodor Zsóka
Kertész Vilmosné Magdolna
Barátok közt
1998–2011
13 years

Kővári Tamás
Novák Csaba
Barátok közt
1998–2010
12 years

Kinizsi Ottó
Balassa Imre
Barátok közt
1999–2010
11 years

Kiss Zoltán
Csurgó István
Barátok közt
1998–2009
11 years

text: Ireland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Tom Jordon
Charlie Kelly
Fair City
1989–
29 years

Tony Tormey
Paul Brennan
Fair City
1989–
29 years

Jim Bartley
Bela Doyle
Fair City
1989–
29 years

Martina Stanley
Dolores Molloy
Fair City
1991–
27 years

Sarah Flood
Suzanne Halpin
Fair City
1989–2013
24 years

Diarmuid Mac An Adhastair
Séamus O`Catháin
Ros na Rún
1996–
22 years

Dave Duffy
Leo Dowling
Fair City
1996–
22 years

Clelia Murphy
Niamh Cassidy
Fair City
1995–2017
22 years

Pat Nolan
Barry O'Hanlon
Fair City
1989–2011
22 years
[9]

Niamh Quirke
Rachel Brennan
Fair City
1997–
21 years

Seamus Power
Dermot Fahey
Fair City
1996–2017
21 years

Maclean Burke
Damien Halpin
Fair City
1998–
20 years

Mary McNamara
Bernie Kelly
Fair City
1989–2009
20 years

Joan Brosnan Walsh
Mags Kelly
Fair City
1989–2009
20 years

Aisling O'Neill
Carol Meehan
Fair City
1999–
19 years

Ciara O'Callaghan
Yvonne Gleeson
Fair City
1991–2004, 2008–2014
19 years

Jean Costello
Rita Doyle
Fair City
1989–2008, 2010
19 years

Sheila McWade
Kay Costello
Fair City
1989–2008
19 years

Sorcha Furlong
Orla Kirwan
Fair City
2000–
18 years

Mick Lally
Miley Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Geraldine Plunkett
Mary McDermott Moran
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Emmet Bergin
Dick Moran
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Robert Carrickford
Stephen Brennan
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Mick Nolan
Ray O'Connell
Fair City
2001–
17 years

Tommy O'Neill
John Deegan
Fair City
2001–
17 years

Joe Lynch
Dinny Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2000
17 years

Mary McEvoy
Biddy McDermott Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2000
17 years

David Mitchell
Jimmy Doyle
Fair City
1991–2008
17 years

Tom Hopkins
Christy Phelan
Fair City
1998–2014
16 years

Victor Burke
Wayne Molloy
Fair City
1991–1998, 2009—
16 years

Maureen Toal
Teasy Byrne
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Alan Stanford
George Manning
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Isobel Mahon
Michelle
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Una Crawford O'Brien
Renee Phelan
Fair City
1998–2009, 2012, 2014–
15 years

Claudia Carroll
Nicola Prendergast
Fair City
1990–2005, 2008
15 years

Paul Raynor
Harry Molloy
Fair City
1990–2005
15 years

Rachel Sarah Murray
Jo Fahey
Fair City
2000–2011, 2012–2015
14 years

Shiela McWade
Kay Costello
Fair City
1994–2008
14 years

Gerard Byrne
Malachy Costello
Fair City
1996–2009
13 years

Bryan Murray
Bob Charles
Fair City
2005–
13 years

Joan O'Hara
Eunice Dunstan
Fair City
1994–2007
13 years

Pat Leavy
Hannah Finnegan
Fair City
1990–2003
13 years

Joe Hanley
Hughie Phelan
Fair City
1989–1997, 2008, 2014—
12 years

Seamus Moran
Mike Gleeson
Fair City
1996–2008
12 years

Rebecca Smith
Annette Daly
Fair City
1997–2009
12 years

Grace Barry
Mary-Ann Byrne
Glenroe
1990–2001
11 years

David O'Sullivan
Decco Bishop
Fair City
2007–
11 years

Wesley Doyle
Doug Ferguson
Fair City
2007–
11 years

Gemma Doorly
Sarah O'Leary
Fair City
2001–2011
10 years

text: Italy[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Patrizio Rispo
Raffaele Giordano
Un posto al sole
1996–
22 years

Luisa Amatucci
Silvia Graziani
Un posto al sole
1996–
22 years

Alberto Rossi
Michele Saviani
Un posto al sole
1996–
22 years

Germano Bellavia
Guido Del Bue
Un posto al sole
1996–
22 years

Marzio Honorato
Renato Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996–
22 years

Carmen Scivittaro
Teresa Diacono
Un posto al sole
1998–
20 years

Peppe Zarbo
Franco Boschi
Un posto al sole
1998–
20 years

Marina Tagliaferri
Giulia Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996–2008, 2011–
19 years

Claudia Ruffo
Angela Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996–2007, 2010–
19 years

Luca Turco
Niko Poggi
Un posto al sole
1999–
19 years

Ilenia Lazzarin
Viola Bruni
Un posto al sole
2001–
17 years

Marina Giulia Cavalli
Ornella Bruni
Un posto al sole
2001–
17 years

Riccardo Polizzy Carbonelli
Roberto Ferri
Un posto al sole
2001–
17 years

Nina Soldano
Marina Giordano
Un posto al sole
2003–
15 years

Davide Devenuto
Andrea Pergolesi
Un posto al sole
2003–
15 years

Lucio Allocca
Otello Testa
Un posto al sole
2003–
15 years

Elisabetta Coraini
Laura Beccaria
CentoVetrine
2001–2016
15 years

Sergio Troiano
Valerio Bettini
CentoVetrine
2001–2016
15 years

Michelangelo Tommaso
Filippo Sartori
Un posto al sole
2002–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–
14 years

Pietro Genuardi
Ivan Bettini
CentoVetrine
2001–2014
13 years

Roberto Alpi
Ettore Ferri
CentoVetrine
2001–2004, 2008–2016
11 years

Delia Boccardo
Tilly Nardi
Incantesimo
1998–2008
10 years

Patrizia La Fonte
Olga Sciarra
Incantesimo
1998–2008
10 years

text: Netherlands[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Jette van der Meij
Laura Selmhorst
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–
28 years

Caroline De Bruijn
Janine Elschot
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1992–
26 years

Bartho Braat
Jef Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1991–2016, 2017
25 years

Erik de Vogel
Ludo Sanders
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1996–
22 years

Wilbert Gieske
Robert Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–2008, 2015–2016
19 years

Bart Peereboom
Marcel Boeve
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2000–
18 years

Ferri Somogyi
Rik de Jong
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1995–2002, 2003, 2004, 2007–2014, 2015, 2016–
17 years

Pamela Teves
Bettina Wertheimer
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2010
16 years

Frits Jansma
JP
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2010
16 years

Wik Jongsma
Govert Harmsen
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1991–2006
15 years

Inge Schrama
Sjors Langeveld
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2003–
15 years

Sabine Koning
Anita de Jong
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1992–2003, 2004, 2006–2009, 2014
14 years

Everon Jackson Hooi
Bing Mauricius
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2005–
13 years

Marly van der Velden
Nina Sanders
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2005–
13 years

Annemieke Verdoorn
Joyce Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1996–2008
12 years

Babette van Veen
Linda Dekker
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015–
12 years

Ruud Feltkamp
Noud Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2006–
12 years

Bettina Berger
Renée Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2005
11 years

Melline Mollerus
Lisette Krol
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2005
11 years

Charlotte Besijn
Barbara Fischer
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1999–2010, 2011
11 years

Elly de Graaf
Rosa Gonzalez
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2000–2011
11 years

Ingeborg Wieten
Suzanne Balk
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–2000
10 years

Pauline van Rhenen
Aafke Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2004
10 years

text: Poland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Tomasz Stockinger
Paweł Lubicz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Barbara Bursztynowicz
Elżbieta Chojnicka
Klan
1997–
21 years

Andrzej Grabarczyk
Jerzy Chojnicki
Klan
1997–
21 years

Izabela Trojanowska
Monika Ross
Klan
1997–
21 years

Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska
Grażyna Lubicz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Paulina Holtz
Agnieszka Lubicz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Kaja Paschalska
Aleksandra Lubicz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Joanna Żółkowska
Anna Surmacz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Tomasz Bednarek
Jacek Borecki
Klan
1997–
21 years

Jacek Borkowski
Piotr Rafalski
Klan
1997–
21 years

Jerzy Kamas
Stefan Ziętecki
Klan
1997–
21 years

Piotr Swend
Maciej Lubicz
Klan
1997–
21 years

Zofia Merle
Stefania Wróbel-Malec
Klan
1998–
20 years

Maria Winiarska
Alicja Marczyńska
Klan
1998–
20 years

Jan Piechociński
Feliks Nowak
Klan
1998–
20 years

Agnieszka Kaczorowska
Bożena Lubicz
Klan
1999–
19 years

Renata Pękul
Renata Zaburzańska
Klan
1999–
19 years

Andrzej Strzelecki
Tadeusz Koziełło
Klan
1999–
19 years

Małgorzata Foremniak
Zofia Stankiewicz-Burska
Na dobre i na złe
1999–
19 years

Dariusz Jakubowski
Dariusz Wójcik
Na dobre i na złe
1999–
19 years

Marian Opania
Tadeusz Zybert
Na dobre i na złe
1999–
19 years

Agnieszka Kotulanka
Krystyna Lubicz
Klan
1997–2014
17 years

Anna Powierza
Czesława Kurzawska
Klan
2000–
18 years

Katarzyna Tlałka
Kinga Kuczyńska
Klan
2000–
18 years

Kazimiera Utrata
Stanisława Dorobczuk
Klan
2000–
18 years

Mirosław Jękot
Antoni Zaburzański
Klan
2000–
18 years

Dariusz Lewandowski
Dariusz Kurzawski
Klan
2000–
18 years

Andrzej Precigs
Julian Deptuła
Klan
2000–
18 years

Teresa Lipowska
Barbara Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Witold Pyrkosz
Lucjan Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000–2017
17 years

Joanna Koroniewska
Małgorzata Chodakowska
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Kacper Kuszewski
Marek Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Dominika Ostałowska
Marta Budzyńska
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Rafał Mroczek
Paweł Zduński
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Marcin Mroczek
Piotr Zduński
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Katarzyna Cichopek
Kinga Filarska
M jak miłość
2000–
18 years

Piotr Garlicki
Stefan Tretter
Na dobre i na złe
2000–
18 years

Piotr Cyrwus
Ryszard Lubicz
Klan
1997–2012
15 years

Ewa Kania
Zofia Borecka
Klan
1998–2002, 2005–
17 years

Andrzej Precigs
Zbigniew Filarski
M jak miłość
2001–
17 years

Hanna Mikuć
Krystyna Filarska-Marszałek
M jak miłość
2001–
17 years

Sławomir Holland
Aspirant Staszek
M jak miłość
2001–
17 years

Bartosz Opania
Witold Latoszek
Na dobre i na złe
2001–
17 years

Grażyna Zielińska
Maria Zbieć
Na dobre i na złe
2001–
17 years

Agnieszka Wosińska
Dorota Lubicz
Klan
1997–2011
14 years

Dorota Naruszewicz
Beata Borecka
Klan
1997–2011
14 years

Laura Łącz
Gabriela Wilczyńska
Klan
2002–
16 years

Krystian Domagała
Mateusz Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2002–
16 years

Jacek Lenartowicz
Jan Zawadzki
M jak miłość
2002–
16 years

Michalina Robakiewicz
Kamila Chojnicka
Klan
2003–
15 years

Anna Mucha
Magdalena Marszałek
M jak miłość
2003–
15 years

Marcin Troński
Bogdan Sawicki
Klan
1998–2007, 2009–2012
12 years

Włodzimierz Matuszak
Antoni Wójtowicz
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Katarzyna Łaniewska
Józefina Lasek
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Bernadetta Machała-Krzemińska
Krystyna Cieplak
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Janusz Michałowski
Jakub Blumental
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Dariusz Kowalski
Janusz Tracz
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Barbara Zielińska
Zofia Grzyb
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maciej Wilewski
Franciszek "Osa" Osówka
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Stanisław Górka
Zbigniew Sroka
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maciej Damięcki
Jan Grzyb
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Wojciech Błach
Jerzy Tosiek
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maja Barełkowska
Barbara
Klan
2000–2011
11 years

Wojciech Dąbrowski
Piotr Wojciechowski
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Sylwia Wysocka
Barbara Wojciechowska
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Jerzy Rogalski
Antoni Tosiek
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Joanna Pietrońska
Hanna Piecuch
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Stanisław Banasiuk
Andrzej Kuczyński
Klan
2001–2011
10 years

Stanisław Jaskułka
Zenon Walencik
Plebania
2000–2010
10 years

Radosław Popłonikowski
Józef Piecuch
Plebania
2000–2010
10 years

Jakub Tolak
Daniel Ross
Klan
1998–2008
10 years

Zygmunt Kęstowicz
Władysław Lubicz
Klan
1997–2007
10 years

text: United Kingdom[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

William Roache
Ken Barlow
Coronation Street
1960–2013, 2014–
57 years
[10]

Eileen Derbyshire
Emily Bishop
Coronation Street
1961, 1962–1966, 1967–2016
53 years
[11]

Barbara Knox
Rita Tanner
Coronation Street
1964, 1972–2009, 2010–
45 years
[12]

Helen Worth
Gail Rodwell
Coronation Street
1974–
44 years
[13]

Betty Driver
Betty Williams
Coronation Street
1969–2011
42 years
[14][15]

Anne Kirkbride
Deirdre Barlow
Coronation Street
1972, 1973–1993, 1994–2014
40 years
[16]

Gareth Lewis
Meic Pearce
Pobol y Cwm
1975–1994, 1999–2015
35 years

Michael Le Vell
Kevin Webster
Coronation Street
1983–2013, 2014–
34 years
[17]

Sue Nicholls
Audrey Roberts
Coronation Street
1979, 1980–1981, 1982, 1984, 1985–
34 years
[18]

Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
EastEnders
1985–
33 years
[19]

Sally Dynevor
Sally Metcalfe
Coronation Street
1986–
32 years
[20]

Chris Chittell
Eric Pollard
Emmerdale
1986–
32 years
[21]

Liz Dawn
Vera Duckworth
Coronation Street
1974, 1976–2008, 2010
32 years
[22]

Derek Thompson
Charlie Fairhead
Casualty
1986–2004, 2005–
31 years

Richard Thorp
Alan Turner
Emmerdale
1982–2013
31 years
[23]

Johnny Briggs
Mike Baldwin
Coronation Street
1976–2006
30 years
[24][25]

Huw Ceredig
Reg Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1974–2003
29 years

Lisabeth Miles
Megan Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1974–1995, 1996, 2011–
28 years

June Brown
Dot Branning
EastEnders
1985–1993, 1997–2012, 2013–
28 years
[26]

Simon Gregson
Steve McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2015, 2016–
28 years
[27]

Andrew Teilo
Hywel Llywelyn
Pobol y Cwm
1990–
28 years

Bill Tarmey
Jack Duckworth
Coronation Street
1979, 1981, 1982–2010
28 years
[28][29]

Gwyn Elfyn
Denzil Rees
Pobol y Cwm
1984–2012
28 years
[30]

Clive Hornby
Jack Sugden
Emmerdale
1980–2008
28 years
[31]

Bryan Mosley
Alf Roberts
Coronation Street
1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971–1999
28 years
[32]

Steve McFadden
Phil Mitchell
EastEnders
1990–2003, 2005–
26 years

Pam St. Clement
Pat Evans
EastEnders
1986–2012, 2016
26 years
[33]

Arwyn Davies
Mark Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993–
25 years

Stan Richards
Seth Armstrong
Emmerdale
1978–2003, 2004
25 years
[34]

Debbie Jones
Rhian Hâf Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1979–2004
25 years

Julie Goodyear
Bet Lynch
Coronation Street
1966, 1970–1995, 2002, 2003
25 years
[35]

Jeff Stewart
Reg Hollis
The Bill
1984–2008
24 years
[36]

Jane Rossington
Jill Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1988, 2001
24 years
[37]

Yoland Williams
Tegid Morris
Pobol y Cwm
1976–2000
24 years

Thelma Barlow
Mavis Wilton
Coronation Street
1971, 1972, 1973–1997
24 years
[38]

Jack Howarth
Albert Tatlock
Coronation Street
1960–1984
24 years
[39]

Steve Halliwell
Zak Dingle
Emmerdale
1994–2002, 2003–
23 years

David Neilson
Roy Cropper
Coronation Street
1995–
23 years

Nick Pickard
Tony Hutchinson
Hollyoaks
1995–
23 years

Trudie Goodwin
June Ackland
The Bill
1983, 1984–2007
23 years
[40]

Jean Alexander
Hilda Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1987
23 years
[18]

Doris Speed
Annie Walker
Coronation Street
1960–1983
23 years
[41]

Jane Cox
Lisa Dingle
Emmerdale
1996–
22 years

Mark Charnock
Marlon Dingle
Emmerdale
1996–
22 years

Jimmy McKenna
Jack Osborne
Hollyoaks
1996–
22 years

Graham Cole
Tony Stamp
The Bill
1987–2009
22 years
[42]

Sheila Mercier
Annie Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1994, 1995, 1996, 2009
22 years
[43]

Eileen McCallum
Isabel Blair
Take the High Road
1980–2002, 2003
22 years
[44]

Jeannie Fisher
Morag Kerr
Take the High Road
1981–2003
22 years

Peter Adamson
Len Fairclough
Coronation Street
1961–1983
22 years
[18]

Beverley Callard
Liz McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2004–2010, 2011, 2013–
21 years

Malcolm Hebden
Norris Cole
Coronation Street
1994–1996, 1997, 1999–
21 years

Dominic Brunt
Paddy Kirk
Emmerdale
1997–
21 years

John Middleton
Ashley Thomas
Emmerdale
1996–2017
21 years

Mark Wingett
Jim Carver
The Bill
1983, 1984–2005, 2007
21 years
[45]

Wendy Richard
Pauline Fowler
EastEnders
1985–2006
21 years
[46]

Gwyneth Guthrie
Mary Mack
Take the High Road
1982–2003
21 years

Susan Hanson
Diane Parker
Crossroads
1966–1987
21 years

Pat Phoenix
Elsie Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1973, 1976–1984
21 years
[47]

James Hooton
Sam Dingle
Emmerdale
1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2000–
20 years

Alan Halsall
Tyrone Dobbs
Coronation Street
1998–
20 years

Victoria Plucknett
Diane Ashurst
Pobol y Cwm
1998–
20 years

Sean Wilson
Martin Platt
Coronation Street
1985–2005, 2018
20 years
[48]

Kelvin Fletcher
Andy Sugden
Emmerdale
1996–2016
20 years

Paula Tilbrook
Betty Eagleton
Emmerdale
1994–2014, 2015
20 years
[49]

Lesley Fitz-Simons
Sheila Ramsay
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years

Mary Riggans
Effie McDonald
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years

Bernard Youens
Stan Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1984
20 years
[50]

Perry Fenwick
Billy Mitchell
EastEnders
1998, 1999–
19 years

Elizabeth Estensen
Diane Sugden
Emmerdale
1999–
19 years

Nia Caron
Anita Pierce
Pobol y Cwm
1999–
19 years

Jimmi Harkishin
Dev Alahan
Coronation Street
1999–
19 years

Kevin Kennedy
Curly Watts
Coronation Street
1983–1998, 1999–2003
19 years
[51]

Ronald Magill
Amos Brearly
Emmerdale
1972–1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
19 years
[52]

Frazer Hines
Joe Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1983, 1984, 1986–1994
19 years

Arthur Pentelow
Henry Wilks
Emmerdale
1972–1991
19 years

Violet Carson
Ena Sharples
Coronation Street
1960–1977, 1978–1980
19 years
[51]

Letitia Dean
Sharon Mitchell
EastEnders
1985–1994, 1995, 2001, 2002–2004, 2005–2006, 2012–
18 years

Sera Cracroft
Eileen Probert
Pobol y Cwm
1989–1996, 1998, 2007–
18 years

Jack P. Shepherd
David Platt
Coronation Street
2000–
18 years

Sue Cleaver
Eileen Phelan
Coronation Street
2000–
18 years

Tony Audenshaw
Bob Hope
Emmerdale
2000–
18 years

Patrick Mower
Rodney Blackstock
Emmerdale
2000–
18 years

Sid Owen
Ricky Butcher
EastEnders
1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012
18 years

Simon Rouse
Jack Meadows
The Bill
1990, 1991, 1992–2010
18 years

Derek Lord
Davie Sneddon
Take the High Road
1984–1989, 1990–2003
18 years

Lynne Perrie
Ivy Brennan
Coronation Street
1971–1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977–1994
18 years

Gillian Taylforth
Kathy Beale
EastEnders
1985–1998, 1999–2000, 2015–
17 years

Natalie Cassidy
Sonia Fowler
EastEnders
1993–1997, 1998–2007, 2010, 2011, 2014–
17 years

Andrew Whyment
Kirk Sutherland
Coronation Street
2000, 2001–
17 years

Rudolph Walker
Patrick Trueman
EastEnders
2001–
17 years

Lisa Victoria
Sheryl Hughes
Pobol y Cwm
2001–
17 years

Ian Bleasdale
Josh Griffiths
Casualty
1989–2006, 2007, 2016, 2017
17 years

Deena Payne
Viv Hope
Emmerdale
1993–2008, 2009–2011
17 years

Eric Richard
Bob Cryer
The Bill
1984–2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
17 years

Frederick Pyne
Matt Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1972–1989
17 years

Noele Gordon
Meg Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1981, 1983
17 years

Jane Danson
Leanne Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2000, 2004–2006, 2007–
16 years

Ashley Taylor Dawson
Darren Osborne
Hollyoaks
1999–2000, 2003–
16 years

Samia Longchambon
Maria Connor
Coronation Street
2000–2009, 2010–2015, 2016–
16 years

Nicola Wheeler
Nicola King
Emmerdale
2001–2006, 2007–
16 years

Hugh Quarshie
Ric Griffin
Holby City
2001–2006, 2007–
16 years

Stephen Purdon
Bob Adams
River City
2002–
16 years

Donna Edwards
Britt Monk
Pobol y Cwm
2002–
16 years

Richard Lynch
Garry Monk
Pobol y Cwm
2002–
16 years

Jeremi Cockram
Sion White
Pobol y Cwm
2002–
16 years

Ryan Thomas
Jason Grimshaw
Coronation Street
2000–2016
16 years

Billy Hartman
Terry Woods
Emmerdale
1995–2011
16 years

Malandra Burrows
Kathy Brookman
Emmerdale
1985–2001, 2005
16 years

Leah Bracknell
Zoe Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2005
16 years

Hywel Emrys
Derek Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1988–2004
16 years

Anne Myatt
Mairi McIvor
Take the High Road
1987–2003
16 years

Robin Cameron
Eddie Ramsay
Take the High Road
1982–1986, 1990–2002
16 years

Peter Ellis
Charles Brownlow
The Bill
1984–2000, 2002
16 years

Ronald Allen
David Hunter
Crossroads
1969–1985
16 years

Margot Bryant
Minnie Caldwell
Coronation Street
1960–1976
16 years

Siw Hughes
Kath Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993–2007, 2014, 2017–
15 years

Jeff Hordley
Cain Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2006, 2009–
15 years

Jennie McAlpine
Fiz Stape
Coronation Street
2001–2014, 2015–2017, 2018–
15 years

Charley Webb
Debbie Dingle
Emmerdale
2002–2016, 2017–
15 years

Lucy Pargeter
Chas Dingle
Emmerdale
2002, 2003–
15 years

Ellis Hollins
Tom Cunningham
Hollyoaks
2003–
15 years

Meg Johnson
Pearl Ladderbanks
Emmerdale
2003–
15 years

Sally Howitt
Scarlett Mullen
River City
2003–
15 years

Sam Aston
Chesney Brown
Coronation Street
2003–
15 years

Shirley Stelfox
Edna Birch
Emmerdale
2000–2015
15 years

Julie Hesmondhalgh
Hayley Cropper
Coronation Street
1998–2007, 2008–2014
15 years

Rhys Parry Jones
Llew Matthews
Pobol y Cwm
1990–2005
15 years

Dean Sullivan
Jimmy Corkhill
Brookside
1986, 1987, 1988–2003
15 years

Ben Roberts
Derek Conway
The Bill
1987–2002
15 years

Warren Jackson
Nick Tilsley
Coronation Street
1981–1996
15 years

Cathy Shipton
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin
Casualty
1986–1993, 1998–2003, 2006, 2015, 2016–
14 years

Stephanie Waring
Cindy Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1996–2001, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2011–
14 years

Emma Atkins
Charity Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2005, 2009–
14 years

Charlotte Bellamy
Laurel Thomas
Emmerdale
2002–2004, 2005–2009, 2010–
14 years

Antony Cotton
Sean Tully
Coronation Street
2003, 2004–
14 years

Nick Miles
Jimmy King
Emmerdale
2004–
14 years

Emyr Wyn
Dai Ashurst
Pobol y Cwm
2004–
14 years

Bethan Ellis Owen
Ffion Llywelyn
Pobol y Cwm
2004–
14 years

Helen Pearson
Frankie Osborne
Hollyoaks
2002–2015, 2016–2017
14 years

Deirdre Davis
Eileen Donachie
River City
2002–2016
14 years

Barbara Windsor
Peggy Mitchell
EastEnders
1994–2003, 2004, 2005–2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
14 years

Annelise Manojlovic
Gabby Thomas
Emmerdale
2001–2015
14 years

Vicky Entwistle
Janice Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2011
14 years

Steven Arnold
Ashley Peacock
Coronation Street
1995, 1996–2010
14 years

Paul Usher
Barry Grant
Brookside
1982–1995, 1997–1998, 2003
14 years

Diane Burke
Katie Rogers
Brookside
1989–2003
14 years

Peter Amory
Chris Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2003
14 years

Jackie Farrell
Jockie McDonald
Take the High Road
1986, 1989–2003
14 years

Richard Greenwood
Eric Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2001
14 years

Brian Regan
Terry Sullivan
Brookside
1982–1994, 1995–1997
14 years

Bill Waddington
Percy Sugden
Coronation Street
1983–1997
14 years

Terri Lally
Carol McKay
Take the High Road
1983–1997
14 years

Roger Tonge
Sandy Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1967, 1970–1981
14 years

Jack Haig
Archie Gibbs
Crossroads
1967–1981
14 years

Helen Flanagan
Rosie Webster
Coronation Street
2000–2012, 2017–
13 years

Laila Morse
Mo Harris
EastEnders
2000–2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016, 2018–
13 years

Kate Ford
Tracy Barlow
Coronation Street
2002–2007, 2010–
13 years

Brooke Vincent
Sophie Webster
Coronation Street
2004–2016, 2017–
13 years

Jessica Fox
Nancy Osborne
Hollyoaks
2005–
13 years

Adrian Lewis Morgan
Jimmi Clay
Doctors
2005–
13 years

Rosie Marcel
Jac Naylor
Holby City
2005–
13 years

Eden Taylor-Draper
Belle Dingle
Emmerdale
2005–
13 years

Johnny Beattie
Malcolm Hamilton
River City
2002–2015
13 years

Sammy Winward
Katie Sugden
Emmerdale
2001–2005, 2006–2015
13 years

Maggie Jones
Blanche Hunt
Coronation Street
1974–1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998–2009
13 years

Vince Earl
Ron Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Alexandra Fletcher
Jacqui Farnham
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Paul Byatt
Mike Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Todd Carty
Mark Fowler
EastEnders
1990–2003
13 years

Andrew Paul
Dave Quinnan
The Bill
1989–2002
13 years

Tamara Kennedy
Joanna Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2000, 2002
13 years

Gladys Ambrose
Julia Brogan
Brookside
1985–1998
13 years

Ieuan Rhys
Glyn James
Pobol y Cwm
1983–1996
13 years

Marjorie Thomson
Grace Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1993, 1995
13 years

Caroline Ashley
Fiona Cunningham
Take the High Road
1980–1993
13 years

Joy Andrews
Tish Hope
Crossroads
1967–1980
13 years

Sarah Jayne Dunn
Mandy Richardson
Hollyoaks
1996–2006, 2007, 2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2017–
12 years

Freddie Jones
Sandy Thomas
Emmerdale
2005–2008, 2009–2018
12 years

Kym Marsh
Michelle Connor
Coronation Street
2006–
12 years

Diane Parish
Denise Fox
EastEnders
2006–
12 years

Isabel Hodgins
Victoria Barton
Emmerdale
2006–
12 years

Eileen McCallum
Liz Hamilton
River City
2006–
12 years

Matthew Wolfenden
David Metcalfe
Emmerdale
2006–
12 years

Linda Henry
Shirley Carter
EastEnders
2006–
12 years

Jamie Borthwick
Jay Brown
EastEnders
2006–
12 years

Lorna Fitzgerald
Abi Branning
EastEnders
2006–2018
12 years

Darren Jeffries
Sam O'Brien
Hollyoaks
1997–2008, 2016–2017
12 years

Suzanne Packer
Tess Bateman
Casualty
2003–2015, 2016
12 years

Charles Lawson
Jim McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007–2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
12 years

Patsy Palmer
Bianca Butcher
EastEnders
1993–1999, 2002, 2008–2014
12 years

Paul Samson
Raymond Henderson
River City
2002–2014
12 years

Leonard Fenton
Dr. Harold Legg
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007
12 years

Steven Pinder
Max Farnham
Brookside
1990–1998, 1999–2003
12 years

Tony O'Callaghan
Matt Boyden
The Bill
1991–2003
12 years

Colin Tarrant
Andrew Monroe
The Bill
1990–2002
12 years

Louis Emerick
Mick Johnson
Brookside
1989–2001
12 years

Amanda Barrie
Alma Halliwell
Coronation Street
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989–2001
12 years

Christopher Smith
Robert Sugden
Emmerdale
1989–2001
12 years

Gretchen Franklin
Ethel Skinner
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000
12 years

Michael Starke
Sinbad Sweeney
Brookside
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988–2000
12 years

Diana Davies
Caroline Bates
Emmerdale
1984–1996, 1997, 1999
12 years

Lynsay King
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1987–1999
12 years

Jill Summers
Phyllis Pearce
Coronation Street
1982–1983, 1984–1993, 1994–1996
12 years

Alec Monteath
Dougal Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1992
12 years

Toke Townley
Sam Pearson
Emmerdale
1972–1984
12 years

John Bentley
Hugh Mortimer
Crossroads
1965–1977
12 years

Jennifer Moss
Lucille Hewitt
Coronation Street
1960–1961, 1962–1969, 1970–1974
12 years

Dean Gaffney
Robbie Jackson
EastEnders
1993–2003, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2017–
11 years

Tina O'Brien
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1999–2007, 2015–
11 years

Chris Gascoyne
Peter Barlow
Coronation Street
2000–2003, 2007, 2008–2014, 2015, 2016–
11 years

Maria Pride
Debbie Collins
Pobol y Cwm
2005–2006, 2008–
11 years

Frank Gallagher
Lenny Murdoch
River City
2005–2009, 2011–
11 years

Kieron Richardson
Ste Hay
Hollyoaks
2006, 2007–
11 years

Nicole Barber-Lane
Myra McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–2013, 2014–
11 years

Jake Wood
Max Branning
EastEnders
2006–2015, 2016–
11 years

Alison King
Carla Connor
Coronation Street
2006–2016, 2017–
11 years

Matthew Chambers
Daniel Granger
Doctors
2007–
11 years

Charlie Hardwick
Val Pollard
Emmerdale
2004–2015, 2017
11 years

Laurie Brett
Jane Beale
EastEnders
2004–2012, 2014–2017
11 years

Billy McElhaney
Jimmy Mullen
River City
2005–2016
11 years

Derek Martin
Charlie Slater
EastEnders
2000–2011, 2013, 2016
11 years

Verity Rushworth
Donna Windsor
Emmerdale
1998–2009, 2014
11 years

Tina Hobley
Chrissie Williams
Holby City
2001–2008, 2009–2013
11 years

Libby McArthur
Gina Hamilton
River City
2002–2013
11 years

Matt Littler
Max Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1997–2008
11 years

James Alexandrou
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1996–2007
11 years

Lisa Geoghan
Polly Page
The Bill
1992–2002, 2003–2004
11 years

Beth Robert
Lisa Morgan
Pobol y Cwm
1989–2000
11 years

Glenda McKay
Rachel Hughes
Emmerdale
1988–1999
11 years

Jon Peyton Price
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years

Bill Treacher
Arthur Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years

Jean Rogers
Dolly Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1980–1991
11 years

Christopher Quinten
Brian Tilsley
Coronation Street
1978–1989
11 years

Ann George
Amy Turtle
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1987
11 years

Pamela Vezey
Kath Brownlow
Crossroads
1976–1987
11 years

Elisabeth Croft
Miss Tatum
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983
11 years

Samantha Giles
Bernice Blackstock
Emmerdale
1998–2002, 2004, 2012–
10 years

Helen Rosser Davies
Sara Francis
Pobol y Cwm
2000–2007, 2015–
10 years

Jessie Wallace
Kat Moon
EastEnders
2000–2004, 2005, 2010–2016, 2018–
10 years

Lacey Turner
Stacey Fowler
EastEnders
2004–2010, 2014–
10 years

Jennifer Metcalfe
Mercedes McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–2014, 2015–2017, 2018–
10 years

Arwel Davies
Eifion Rowlands
Pobol y Cwm
2007, 2008–
10 years

Tony Marshall
Noel Garcia
Casualty
2008–
10 years

Shona McGarty
Whitney Carter
EastEnders
2008–
10 years

Lesley Dunlop
Brenda Walker
Emmerdale
2008–
10 years

Owen Brenman
Heston Carter
Doctors
2008–
10 years

Alex Bain
Simon Barlow
Coronation Street
2008–
10 years

Mikey North
Gary Windass
Coronation Street
2008–
10 years

Jonathan Nefydd
Colin Evans
Pobol y Cwm
2008–
10 years

Sharon Roberts
Gaynor Llywelyn
Pobol y Cwm
2008–
10 years

Debbie Rush
Anna Windass
Coronation Street
2008–2018
10 years

Rita Simons
Roxy Mitchell
EastEnders
2007–2017
10 years

Jane Hazlegrove
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon
Casualty
2006–2016
10 years

Paul Bradley
Elliot Hope
Holby City
2005–2015
10 years

Philip Lowrie
Dennis Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1962, 1963–1968, 2011–2014
10 years

Carley Stenson
Steph Roach
Hollyoaks
2000–2010, 2011
10 years

John Bardon
Jim Branning
EastEnders
1996, 1999–2007, 2008, 2009–2011
10 years

Bruce Jones
Les Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2007
10 years

John Savident
Fred Elliott
Coronation Street
1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2006
10 years

Mike Reid
Frank Butcher
EastEnders
1987, 1988–1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2002, 2005
10 years

Neville Buswell
Ray Langton
Coronation Street
1966, 1968–1978, 2005
10 years

Eirlys Britton
Beth James
Pobol y Cwm
1994–2004
10 years

Shaun Williamson
Barry Evans
EastEnders
1994–2004
10 years

Tiffany Chapman
Rachel Dixon
Brookside
1993–2003
10 years

Sue Jenkins
Jackie Corkhill
Brookside
1991–2001
10 years

Thomas Ormson
David Platt
Coronation Street
1990–2000
10 years

Huw Higginson
George Garfield
The Bill
1989–1999, 2000
10 years

Claire King
Kim Tate
Emmerdale
1989–1999
10 years

Ifan Huw Dafydd
Dic Deryn
Pobol y Cwm
1982–1992, 1995, 1999
10 years

Kevin Lloyd
Tosh Lines
The Bill
1988–1998
10 years

Geoff Hinsliff
Don Brennan
Coronation Street
1987–1997
10 years

Susan Tully
Michelle Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1995
10 years

Tony Pitts
Archie Brooks
Emmerdale
1983–1993
10 years

Arthur Leslie
Jack Walker
Coronation Street
1960–1970
10 years

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text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Don Hastings
Bob Hughes
As the World Turns
1960–2010
50 years
[53]

Helen Wagner
Nancy Hughes
As the World Turns
1956, 1957–1981, 1983, 1985–2010
49 years
[54][55][56][57]

Eileen Fulton
Lisa Grimaldi
As the World Turns
1960–1965, 1965, 1966, 1967–1983, 1984–2010
47 years
[58][59]

Suzanne Rogers
Maggie Horton Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives
1973–1984, 1985–2003, 2004–
43 years

Frances Reid
Alice Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–2007
42 years
[60][61]

Susan Seaforth Hayes
Julie Olson Williams
Days of Our Lives
1968–1984, 1990–1996, 1999–
41 years

Leslie Charleson
Monica Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977–
41 years
[62]

Susan Lucci
Erica Kane
All My Children
1970–2011
41 years
[63]

Erika Slezak
Victoria Lord Buchanan
One Life to Live
1971–2012, 2013
41 years
[64]

Doug Davidson
Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless
1978–
40 years

Rachel Ames
Audrey Hardy
General Hospital
1964–1965, 1967–1970, 1971–2007, 2009, 2013, 2015
40 years
[65] [66]

Jeanne Cooper
Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless
1973–2013
40 years
[67]

Ray MacDonnell
Joe Martin
All My Children
1970–2010, 2011, 2013
40 years
[68]

Melody Thomas Scott
Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless
1979–
39 years
[69]

John Clarke
Mickey Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–2004
39 years
[70][71]

Jacklyn Zeman
Bobbie Spencer
General Hospital
1977–2010, 2013–
38 years

Eric Braeden
Victor Newman
The Young and the Restless
1980–
38 years
[72][73]

Kathryn Hays
Kim Hughes
As the World Turns
1972–2010
38 years
[74]

Bill Hayes
Doug Williams
Days of Our Lives
1970–1984, 1986–1987, 1993–1996, 1999–
37 years

Deidre Hall
Marlena Evans Black
Days of Our Lives
1976–1987, 1991–2009, 2011–
36 years

Kate Linder
Esther Valentine
The Young and the Restless
1982–
36 years

James Reynolds
Abe Carver
Days of Our Lives
1981–1990, 1991–2003, 2004–
35 years

Patricia Bruder
Ellen Lowell
As the World Turns
1960–1995, 1998
35 years
[75]

Mary Stuart
Joanne Gardner
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[76]

Larry Haines
Stu Bergman
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[77]

Larry Bryggman
John Dixon
As the World Turns
1969–2004, 2010
35 years
[78][79]

Michael Storm
Larry Wolek
One Life to Live
1969–2004
35 years
[80][81][82]

Ruth Warrick
Phoebe Tyler Wallingford
All My Children
1970–2005
35 years
[83]

Marie Masters
Susan Stewart
As the World Turns
1968–1979, 1986–2010
35 years
[84]

Charita Bauer
Bert Bauer
Guiding Light
1950–1984
34 years
[85]

John Beradino
Steve Hardy
General Hospital
1963–1996
33 years
[86]

John Aniston
Victor Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives
1985–1997, 1998–
32 years

Jerry Douglas
John Abbott
Alistair Wallingford
The Young and the Restless
1982–2013, 2015–2016
32 years

Peter Hansen
Lee Baldwin
General Hospital
1963, 1965–1976, 1977–1986, 1992–2004
32 years
[87]

Eileen Herlie
Myrtle Fargate
All My Children
1976–2008
32 years
[88]

Colleen Zenk
Barbara Ryan
As the World Turns
1978–2010
32 years
[89]

Jess Walton
Jill Fenmore Atkinson
The Young and the Restless
1987–
31 years

John McCook
Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–
31 years

Katherine Kelly Lang
Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–
31 years

Stuart Damon
Alan Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977–2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
31 years
[90]

Robert S. Woods
Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1986, 1988–2012, 2013
31 years

Josh Taylor
Chris Kositchek
Roman Brady
Days of Our Lives
1977–1981, 1982–1987, 1997–
30 years

Peggy McCay
Caroline Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983, 1985–2003, 2004–2016
30 years

Don MacLaughlin
Chris Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1986
30 years

Henderson Forsythe
David Stewart
As the World Turns
1960–1990
30 years
[91]

Tracey E. Bregman
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
The Young and the Restless
1983–1995, 2000, 2001–
29 years

Peter Bergman
Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1989–
29 years

Anthony Geary
Luke Spencer
Bill Eckert
General Hospital
1978–1983, 1984, 1991–1993, 1993–2015, 2017
29 years

Julia Barr
Brooke English
All My Children
1976–1981, 1982–2006, 2010, 2011, 2013
29 years

James Mitchell
Palmer Cortlandt
All My Children
1979–2008, 2010
29 years

Macdonald Carey
Tom Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–1994
29 years

Kristian Alfonso
Hope Williams
Gina Von Amberg
Days of Our Lives
1983–1987, 1990, 1994–
28 years

Lauralee Bell
Christine Blair Williams
The Young and the Restless
1983–2001, 2002–2006, 2010, 2011, 2012–
28 years

Drake Hogestyn
John Black
Days of Our Lives
1986–2007, 2008–2009, 2011–2013, 2014–
28 years

Philip Carey
Asa Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–2007, 2008
28 years

Emily McLaughlin
Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
1963–1991
28 years

Kristina Wagner
Felicia Jones Scorpio
General Hospital
1984–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2012–
27 years

Kimberly McCullough
Robin Scorpio Drake
General Hospital
1985–1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005–
27 years

Kristoff St. John
Neil Winters
The Young and the Restless
1991–
27 years

John J. York
Mac Scorpio
General Hospital
1991–
27 years

Patty Weaver
Gina Roma
The Young and the Restless
1982–2009, 2013
27 years

Mary Fickett
Ruth Martin
All My Children
1970–1996, 1999–2000
27 years

David Canary
Adam Chandler
Stuart Chandler
All My Children
1983–2010, 2011, 2013
27 years

Victoria Wyndham
Rachel Cory Hutchins
Justine Duvalier
Another World
1972–1999
27 years

Beth Maitland
Traci Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1982–1996, 1999, 2001, 2006–
26 years

Jerry Ver Dorn
Ross Marler
Guiding Light
1979–2005
26 years

Tina Sloan
Lillian Raines
Guiding Light
1983–2009
26 years

Elizabeth Hubbard
Lucinda Walsh
As the World Turns
1984–2010
26 years

Susan Flannery
Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012, 2018
25 years

Ronn Moss
Ridge Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012
25 years

Michael E. Knight
Tad Martin
Ted Orsini
All My Children
1982–1986, 1988–1990, 1992–2011
25 years

Kathleen Widdoes
Emma Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–2010
25 years

Anna Lee
Lila Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–2003
25 years

Denise Alexander
Lesley Webber
General Hospital
1972–1984, 1996–2009, 2013, 2017
25 years

Constance Ford
Ada Hobson
Another World
1967–1992
25 years

Melissa Reeves
Jennifer Horton
Days of Our Lives
1985–1995, 2000–2006, 2010–
24 years

Maurice Benard
Sonny Corinthos
General Hospital
1993–1997, 1998–
24 years

Sharon Case
Sharon Collins
The Young and the Restless
1994–
24 years

Joshua Morrow
Nicholas Newman
The Young and the Restless
1994–
24 years

Patricia Elliott
Renée Buchanan
One Life to Live
1987–2011
24 years

Walt Willey
Jackson Montgomery
All My Children
1987–2011
24 years

Robert Newman
Joshua Lewis
Guiding Light
1981–1984, 1986–1991, 1993–2009
24 years

Frances Heflin
Mona Tyler
All My Children
1970–1994
24 years

Theo Goetz
Papa Bauer
Guiding Light
1948–1972
24 years

Christian LeBlanc
Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless
1991–1993, 1997–
23 years

Peter Reckell
Bo Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983–1987, 1990–1992, 1995–2012, 2015, 2016
23 years

Scott Holmes
Tom Hughes
As the World Turns
1987–2010
23 years

Frank Parker
Shawn Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983–1984, 1985–1989, 1990–2008
23 years

Carolyn Conwell
Mary Williams
The Young and the Restless
1980–2003, 2004
23 years

Robin Strasser
Dorian Lord Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1987, 1993–2000, 2003–2011, 2013
23 years

Shell Kepler
Amy Vining
General Hospital
1979–2002
23 years

Eileen Davidson
Ashley Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1982–1988, 1999–2007, 2008–2012, 2013, 2014–
22 years

Kin Shriner
Scott Baldwin
General Hospital
1977–1983, 1987–1993, 2000–2004, 2007–2008, 2013–
22 years

Wally Kurth
Ned Quartermaine
General Hospital
1991–2007, 2012–
22 years

Bryan Dattilo
Lucas Horton
Days of Our Lives
1993–2001, 2002–2010, 2012–
22 years

Nancy Lee Grahn
Alexis Davis
General Hospital
1996–
22 years

Lauren Koslow
Kate Roberts DiMera
Days of Our Lives
1996–
22 years

William Johnstone
James T Lowell
As the World Turns
1956–1978
22 years

Jill Larson
Opal Cortlandt
All My Children
1989–2011, 2013
22 years

Don Diamont
Brad Carlton
The Young and the Restless
1985–1996, 1998–2009
22 years

Frank Dicopoulos
Frank Cooper
Guiding Light
1987–2009
22 years

Maureen Garrett
Holly Norris
Guiding Light
1976–1980, 1988–2006, 2009
22 years

Brad Maule
Tony Jones
General Hospital
1984–2006
22 years

Ellen Demming
Meta Bauer
Guiding Light
1952–1974
22 years

Ann Flood
Nancy Pollock
The Edge of Night
1962–1984
22 years

Rebecca Herbst
Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital
1997–
21 years

Alison Sweeney
Sami Brady
Colleen Brady
Days of Our Lives
1993–2014, 2015, 2017
21 years

Joseph Mascolo
Stefano DiMera
Days of Our Lives
1982–1985, 1988, 1991, 1993–1996, 1997–2001, 2006–2017
21 years

Peter Bartlett
Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
One Life to Live
1991–2012, 2013
21 years

Jon Hensley
Holden Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–1988, 1990–1995, 1997–2010
21 years

Maeve Kinkead
Vanessa Chamberlain
Guiding Light
1980–1987, 1989–2000, 2002, 2005, 2006–2009
21 years

Kim Zimmer
Reva Shayne Lewis
Guiding Light
1983–1990, 1995–2009
21 years

Michael O'Leary
Rick Bauer
Guiding Light
1983–1986, 1987–1991, 1995–2009
21 years

Audrey Peters
Vanessa Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Ron Tomme
Bruce Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Steve Burton
Jason Morgan
General Hospital
1991–2000, 2001, 2002–2012, 2017–
20 years

Hillary B. Smith
Nora Hanen Buchanan
One Life to Live
1992–2012, 2013
20 years

Hunter Tylo
Taylor Hayes
The Bold and the Beautiful
1990–2002, 2004, 2005–2013, 2014
20 years

Renée Jones
Nikki Wade
Lexie Carver
Days of Our Lives
1982–1983, 1993–2012
20 years

Michael Damian
Danny Romalotti
The Young and the Restless
1980–1998, 2002–2004, 2008, 2012, 2013
20 years

Ellen Dolan
Margo Hughes
As the World Turns
1989–1993, 1994–2010
20 years

Benjamin Hendrickson
Hal Munson
As the World Turns
1985–2004, 2005–2006
20 years

Jordan Clarke
Billy Lewis
Guiding Light
1982–1986, 1989–1993, 1996–1998, 1999–2009
20 years

Susan Brown
Gail Baldwin
General Hospital
1977–1985, 1992–2004
20 years

Anne Jeffreys
Amanda Barrington
General Hospital
1984–2004
20 years

Mandel Kramer
Bill Marceau
The Edge of Night
1959–1979
20 years

Santos Ortega
Will Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1976
20 years

Jane Elliot
Tracy Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–1980, 1989–1993, 1996, 2003–2017
20 years

Genie Francis
Laura Webber Collins
General Hospital
1977–1984, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015–
19 years

Winsor Harmon
Thorne Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1996–2015, 2016
19 years

Kassie DePaiva
Blair Cramer
One Life to Live
1993–2012, 2013
19 years

Tonya Lee Williams
Olivia Winters
The Young and the Restless
1990–2005, 2007–2011
19 years

Daniel McVicar
Clarke Garrison
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–1992, 1996–2010
19 years

Martha Byrne
Lily Walsh Snyder
Rose D'Angelo
As the World Turns
1985–1989, 1993–2008
19 years

Clint Ritchie
Clint Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1998, 1999, 2003, 2004
19 years

Norma Connolly
Ruby Anderson
General Hospital
1979–1998
19 years

James Pritchett
Matt Powers
The Doctors
1963–1982
19 years

Lynn Herring
Lucy Coe
General Hospital
1986–1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2012–
17 years

Judi Evans
Adrienne Johnson
Bonnie Lockhart
Days of Our Lives
1986–1991, 2003–2008, 2010–
18 years

Tricia Cast
Nina Webster
The Young and the Restless
1986–2001, 2008, 2009–2012, 2013, 2014
18 years

Kelley Menighan Hensley
Emily Stewart
As the World Turns
1992–2010
18 years

Marilyn Chris
Wanda Webb Wolek
One Life to Live
1972–1976, 1980–1994
18 years

Schae Harrison
Darla Einstein
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2007, 2014, 2015
18 years

Mary Beth Evans
Kayla Brady Johnson
Days of Our Lives
1986–1992, 2006–2009, 2010–
17 years

Arianne Zucker
Nicole Walker
Days of Our Lives
1998–2006, 2008–2017
17 years

John Ingle
Edward Quartermaine
General Hospital
1993–2004, 2006–2012
17 years

Elizabeth Keifer
Blake Marler
Guiding Light
1992–2009
17 years

Beth Ehlers
Harley Cooper
Guiding Light
1987–1993, 1997–2008
17 years

Darlene Conley
Sally Spectra
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2006
17 years

Linda Dano
Felicia Gallant
Another World
1982–1999
17 years

Michael Zaslow
Roger Thorpe
Guiding Light
1971–1980, 1989–1997
17 years

William Roerick
Bruce Banning
Henry Chamberlain
Guiding Light
1972–1974, 1980–1995
17 years

Irene Dailey
Liz Matthews
Another World
1975–1986, 1987–1993
17 years

Joseph Gallison
Neil Curtis
Days of Our Lives
1974–1991
17 years

Camryn Grimes
Cassie Newman
Mariah Copeland
The Young and the Restless
1997–2007, 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2014–
16 years

Tamara Tunie
Jessica Griffin
As the World Turns
1987–1995, 1999–2007, 2009
16 years

Justin Deas
Buzz Cooper
Guiding Light
1993–2009
16 years

Laura Bryan Birn
Lynne Bassett
The Young and the Restless
1988–2004
16 years

Stephen Schnetzer
Cass Winthrop
Another World
1982–1986, 1987–1999
16 years

Don Stewart
Mike Bauer
Guiding Light
1968–1984, 1997
16 years

Michelle Stafford
Phyllis Summers
Sheila Carter
The Young and the Restless
1994–1997, 2000–2013
16 years

James DePaiva
Max Holden
One Life to Live
1987–1990, 1991–2003, 2007
15 years

Christel Khalil
Lily Winters Ashby
The Young and the Restless
2002–2005, 2006–
15 years

Kelly Monaco
Sam McCall
Alicia Montenegro
General Hospital
2003–
15 years

Ingo Rademacher
Jasper Jacks
General Hospital
1996–2000, 2001–2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
15 years

Ron Hale
Mike Corbin
General Hospital
1995–2010
15 years

Peter Simon
Ed Bauer
Guiding Light
1981–1984, 1986–1996, 2002–2004, 2009
15 years

Grant Aleksander
Phillip Spaulding
Guiding Light
1982–1984, 1986–1991, 1996–2004, 2009
15 years

Ron Raines
Alan Spaulding
Guiding Light
1994–2009
15 years

John Castellanos
John Silva
The Young and the Restless
1989–2004
15 years

Al Freeman Jr.
Ed Hall
One Life to Live
1972–1987, 1988, 2000
15 years

Edward Mallory
Bill Horton
Days of Our Lives
1966–1980, 1991, 1992–1993
15 years

Douglass Watson
Mac Cory
Another World
1974–1989
15 years

Kay Campbell
Kate Martin
All My Children
1970–1985
15 years

Beverly Penberthy
Pat Matthews
Another World
1967–1982
15 years

Millette Alexander
Sara McIntyre
Guiding Light
1968–1983
15 years

David O'Brien
Steve Aldrich
The Doctors
1967–1982
15 years

Stefan Schnabel
Stephen Jackson
Guiding Light
1966–1981
15 years

Walter Greazel
Winston Grimsley
The Edge of Night
1956–1971
15 years

Michael M. Ryan
John Randolph
Another World
1964–1979
15 years

Thaao Penghlis
Tony DiMera
André DiMera
Days of Our Lives
1981–1985, 1993–1995, 2002–2005, 2007–2009, 2015–
14 years

Bryton James
Devon Hamilton
The Young and the Restless
2004–
14 years

Beth Chamberlin
Beth Raines
Guiding Light
1989–1991, 1994, 1997–2009
14 years

Greg Rikaart
Kevin Fisher
The Young and the Restless
2003–2017
14 years

Tyler Christopher
Nikolas Cassadine
Connor Bishop
General Hospital
1996–1999, 2003–2011, 2013–2016
14 years

Beau Kazer
Brock Reynolds
The Young and the Restless
1974–1980, 1984–1986, 1990–1992, 1999–2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
14 years

Cady McClain
Dixie Cooney
All My Children
1988–1996, 1998–2002, 2005–2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
14 years

Christie Clark
Carrie Brady Reed
Days of Our Lives
1986–1991, 1992–1999, 2005–2006, 2010, 2011–2012, 2017, 2018
14 years

Maura West
Carly Snyder
As the World Turns
1995–1996, 1997–2010
14 years

Helen Gallagher
Maeve Ryan
Ryan's Hope
1975–1989
14 years

Barbara Tarbuck
Jane Jacks
General Hospital
1996–2010
14 years

Jay Hammer
Fletcher Reade
Guiding Light
1984–1998, 1999, 2009
14 years

Timothy D. Stickney
R. J. Gannon
One Life to Live
1994–2008
14 years

Bobbie Eakes
Macy Alexander
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2003
14 years

Ellen Holly
Carla Gray
One Life to Live
1968–1980, 1983–1985
14 years

Jed Allan
Don Craig
Days of Our Lives
1971–1985
14 years

Kristen Alderson
Starr Manning
One Life to Live
1998–2012
14 years

Lydia Bruce
Maggie Powers
The Doctors
1968–1982
14 years

Elizabeth Hubbard
Althea Davis
The Doctors
1964–1969, 1970–1978, 1981–1982
14 years

Finola Hughes
Anna Devane
Liesl Obrecht
Alex Devane
General Hospital
1985–1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012–
13 years

Wally Kurth
Justin Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives
1987–1991, 2009–
13 years

Laura Wright
Carly Corinthos
General Hospital
2005–
13 years

Amelia Heinle
Victoria Newman
The Young and the Restless
2005–
13 years

Tristan Rogers
Robert Scorpio
General Hospital
1980–1992, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013–2014, 2016
13 years

Michael Park
Jack Snyder
As the World Turns
1997–2010
13 years

Victoria Rowell
Drucilla Winters
The Young and the Restless
1990–1998, 2000, 2002–2007
13 years

Rosemary Prinz
Penny Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1968, 1985, 1986–1987, 1993, 1998, 2000
13 years

Scott DeFreitas
Andy Dixon
As the World Turns
1985–1995, 1997–2000
13 years

Anna Stuart
Donna Hudson
Another World
1983–1986, 1989–1999
13 years

Michael Evans
Douglas Austin
The Young and the Restless
1980–1985, 1987–1995
13 years

David Lewis
Edward Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–1989, 1991–1993
13 years

Forrest Compton
Mike Karr
The Edge of Night
1971–1984
13 years

Lucille Wall
Lucille Weeks
General Hospital
1963–1976, 1982
13 years

Erin Torpey
Jessica Buchanan
One Life to Live
1990–2003
13 years

Larry Gates
H.B. Lewis
Guiding Light
1983–1996
13 years

Hugh Marlowe
Jim Matthews
Another World
1969–1982
13 years

Nadia Bjorlin
Chloe Lane
Days of Our Lives
1999–2005, 2007–2011, 2013, 2015, 2016–
12 years

Thad Luckinbill
J.T. Hellstrom
The Young and the Restless
1999–2010, 2017–
12 years

Kirsten Storms
Maxie Jones West
General Hospital
2005–2011, 2012–
12 years

Bradford Anderson
Damian Spinelli
General Hospital
2006–
12 years

Alley Mills
Pamela Douglas
The Bold and the Beautiful
2006–
12 years

Vincent Irizarry
David Hayward
All My Children
1997–2006, 2008–2011, 2013
12 years

Richard Fancy
Bennie Abrahms
Bernie Abrahms
General Hospital
1997–2003, 2006–2012
12 years

Lauren-Marie Taylor
Stacey Donovan Forbes
Loving
1983–1995
12 years

Terri Conn
Katie Snyder
As the World Turns
1998–2010
12 years

Teri Keane
Martha Marceau
The Edge of Night
1963–1975
12 years

Julianna McCarthy
Liz Foster
The Young and the Restless
1973–1982, 1984–1986, 1993, 2003–2004, 2008, 2010
12 years

Marj Dusay
Alexandra Spaulding
Guiding Light
1993–1997, 1998–1999, 2002–2009
12 years

Sharon Wyatt
Tiffany Donely
General Hospital
1981–1984, 1986–1995, 2008
12 years

Tanya Boyd
Celeste Perrault
Days of Our Lives
1994–2001, 2002–2007
12 years

Stephen Kay
Reginald Jennings
General Hospital
1992–2004
12 years

Heather Tom
Victoria Newman
The Young and the Restless
1991–2003
12 years

Tom Eplin
Jake McKinnon
Another World
1985–1986, 1988–1999
12 years

Frank Maxwell
Dan Rooney
General Hospital
1978–1990
12 years

Jacqueline Courtney
Alice Matthews
Another World
1964–1975, 1984–1985, 1989
12 years

Lois Kibbee
Geraldine Weldon
The Edge of Night
1970–1971, 1973–1984
12 years

Mart Hulswit
Ed Bauer
Guiding Light
1969–1981
12 years

Gail Brown
Clarice Hobson
Another World
1975–1986
11 years

Stephen Nichols
Steve Johnson
Days of Our Lives
1985–1990, 2006–2009, 2015–
11 years

Louise Sorel
Vivian Alamain
Days of Our Lives
1992–2000, 2009–2011, 2017–
11 years

Judith Chapman
Jill Foster Abbott
Gloria Abbott Bardwell
The Young and the Restless
1994, 2005–2014, 2016–
11 years

Heather Tom
Katie Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
2007–
11 years

Daniel Goddard
Cane Ashby
The Young and the Restless
2007–
11 years

Jason Thompson
Patrick Drake
General Hospital
2005–2016
11 years

Debbi Morgan
Angie Hubbard
All My Children
1982–1990, 2008–2011, 2013
11 years

John Reilly
Sean Donely
General Hospital
1984–1995, 2008, 2013
11 years

Matthew Ashford
Jack Deveraux
Days of Our Lives
1987–1993, 2001–2003, 2004–2006, 2007, 2011–2012, 2016, 2017
11 years

William Wintersole
Mitchell Sherman
The Young and the Restless
1986–1996, 1998, 2003, 2008–2009, 2011
11 years

Trent Dawson
Henry Coleman
As the World Turns
1999–2010
11 years

Ken Meeker
Rafe Garretson
One Life to Live
1980–1991
11 years

Eddie Alderson
Matthew Buchanan
One Life to Live
2001–2012
11 years

Melissa Archer
Natalie Buchanan
One Life to Live
2001–2012, 2013
11 years

Nathan Purdee
Hank Gannon
One Life to Live
1992–2003, 2009
11 years

James Kiberd
Trevor Dillon
All My Children
1989–2000
11 years

Barbara Crampton
Leanna Love
The Young and the Restless
1987–1993, 1998–2002, 2006–2007
11 years

Barbara Berjer
Barbara Norris Thorpe
Guiding Light
1971–1981, 1989, 1995–1996
11 years

Barbara Berjer
Bridget Connell
Another World
1985–1996
11 years

Brenda Dickson
Jill Foster Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1973–1980, 1983–1987
11 years

Virginia Dwyer
Mary Matthews
Another World
1964–1975
11 years

George Petrie
Peter Quinn
The Edge of Night
1963–1974
11 years

Nat Polen
Douglas Cassen
As the World Turns
1956–1967
11 years

Nada Rowand
Kate Rescott Slavinsky
Loving
1984–1995
11 years

Jon Lindstrom
Ryan Chamberlain
Kevin Collins
General Hospital
1992–1997, 2004, 2013–
10 years

Galen Gering
Rafe Hernandez
Days of Our Lives
2008–
10 years

Eric Martsolf
Brady Black
Days of Our Lives
2008–
10 years

Lisa LoCicero
Olivia Falconeri
General Hospital
2008–
10 years

Adrienne Frantz
Amber Moore
April Knight
The Bold and the Beautiful
1997–2005, 2010–2012
10 years

Crystal Chappell
Olivia Spencer
Guiding Light
1999–2009
10 years

Orlagh Cassidy
Doris Wolfe
Guiding Light
1999–2009
10 years

Catherine Hickland
Lindsay Rappaport
One Life to Live
1998–2008, 2009, 2012
10 years

Matt Crane
Matt Cory
Another World
1988–1997, 1998–1999
10 years

Patrick Tovatt
Cal Stricklyn
As the World Turns
1988–1998
10 years

Tom Wiggin
Kirk Anderson
As the World Turns
1988–1998
10 years

David Forsyth
John Hudson
Another World
1987–1997
10 years

John Lupton
Tommy Horton
Days of Our Lives
1967–1972, 1975–1980
10 years

Craig Huebring
Phil Brewer
Peter Taylor
General Hospital
1967, 1969–1979
10 years

Donald May
Adam Drake
The Edge of Night
1967–1977
10 years

Scott Reeves
Ryan McNeil
The Young and the Restless
1991–2001
10 years

Lillian Hayman
Sadie Gray
One Life to Live
1968–1970, 1973, 1978–1986
10 years

Fran Sharon
Cookie Pollock
The Edge of Night
1962–1964, 1964–1972
10 years

text: New Zealand, South Africa, Greece and Scandinavia[edit]

text:
Country
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

 New Zealand
Michael Galvin
Chris Warner
Shortland Street
1992–1996, 2000–
22 years

 Norway
Anette Hoff
Juni Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2005, 2006–
20 years

 South Africa
Christine Basson
Nora Roelofse Naude
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Ester Willemse
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Brümilda van Rensburg
Louwna Roelofse Vorster Edwards Von Badenburg Edwards
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Hennie Smit
Bertie Roelofse
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 New Zealand
Angela Bloomfield
Rachel McKenna
Shortland Street
1993–1999, 2001–2003, 2007, 2009–
17 years

 Greece
Christos Politis
Yagos Drakos
The Shine
1991–2005
14 years

 Norway
Rudy Claes
Eva Rosenkrantz
Hotel Cæsar
2004–
14 years

 New Zealand
Karl Burnett
Nick Harrison
Shortland Street
1992–2005
13 years

 Norway
Kim Kolstad
Jens August Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2000, 2001–2005, 2007–2013
12 years

 South Africa
Michelle Botes
Cherel de Villiers
Isidingo
1998–2007, 2010–2013
12 years

 Norway
Sossen Krogh
Astrid Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2010
12 years

 Norway
Elin Sogn
Julie Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
2000–2004, 2005–2012
11 years

 Norway
Tom Eddie Brudvik
Svein Krogstad
Hotel Cæsar
1999–2010
11 years

 South Africa
Lesego Motsepe
Letti Matabane
Isidingo
1998–2008
10 years

text: Longest serving radio soap opera actors worldwide[edit]

text:
Country
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

 UK
Lesley Saweard
Christine Archer
The Archers
1953–
65 years
[92]

 UK
Patricia Greene
Jill Archer
The Archers
1957–
61 years

 UK
Norman Painting
Phil Archer
The Archers
1950–2009
59 years
[93]

 UK
June Spencer
Peggy Woolley
The Archers
1950–1953, 1962–
59 years
[94]

 UK
Angela Piper
Jennifer Aldridge
The Archers
1963–
55 years

 UK
Arnold Peters
Len Thomas
Harold Gadsby
David Latimer
Jack Woolley
The Archers
1953–1966, 1967, 1968–1973, 1980–2011
51 years
[95]

 UK
Alan Devereux
Sid Perks
The Archers
1963–2010
47 years

 UK
Bob Arnold
Tom Forrest
The Archers
1951–1998
47 years

 UK
Colin Skipp
Tony Archer
The Archers
1967–2013
46 years
[96]

 UK
Judy Bennett
Shula Hebden-Lloyd
The Archers
1971–
47 years

 UK
Brian Hewlett
Neil Carter
The Archers
1973–
45 years

 UK
Patricia Gallimore
Pat Archer
The Archers
1974–
44 years

 UK
Charles Collingwood
Brian Aldridge
The Archers
1975–
43 years

 UK
Pauline Seville
Mrs Perkins
The Archers
1951–1990
39 years

 UK
Trevor Harrison
Eddie Grundy
The Archers
1979–
39 years

 UK
Sara Coward
Caroline Sterling
The Archers
1979–2016
37 years

 UK
Hedli Niklaus
Betty Jones
Eva Lenz
Kathy Perks
The Archers
1977, 1978–1981, 1983–
37 years

 UK
George Hart
Jethro Larkin
The Archers
1951–1987
36 years

 UK
Jack May
Nelson Gabriel
The Archers
1951–1997
46 years

 UK
Chris Gittins
Walter Gabriel
The Archers
1953–1988
35 years

 UK
Timothy Bentinck
David Archer
The Archers
1982–
36 years

 UK
Terry Molloy
Mike Tucker
The Archers
1974–1977, 1986–
35 years

 UK
Charlotte Martin
Susan Carter
The Archers
1983–
35 years

 UK
Alison Dowling
Elizabeth Pargetter
The Archers
1984–
34 years

 UK
Edward Kelsey
Joe Grundy
The Archers
1985–
33 years

 UK
Carole Boyd
Lynda Snell
The Archers
1986–
32 years

 UK
Graham Blockey
Robert Snell
The Archers
1986–
32 years

 UK
Graham Roberts
George Barford
The Archers
1973–2004
31 years

 UK
Elizabeth Marlowe
Lilian Archer
The Archers
1961–1991
30 years

 UK
Felicity Finch
Ruth Archer
The Archers
1987–
31 years

 UK
Gwen Berryman
Doris Archer
The Archers
1951–1980
29 years

 UK
Philip Molloy
Will Grundy
The Archers
1989–
29 years

 UK
Pamela Craig
Betty Tucker
The Archers
1975–2003
28 years

 USA
J. Anthony Smythe
Henry Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1959
27 years

 USA
Virginia Payne
Ma Perkins
Ma Perkins
1933–1960
27 years

 UK
Anne Cullen
Carol Tregorran
The Archers
1954–1980
26 years

 UK
Gwenda Wilson
Aunt Laura Wilson
The Archers
1951–1977
26 years

 USA
Bernice Berwin
Hazel Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1958
26 years

 UK
Tamsin Grieg
Debbie Aldridge
The Archers
1991–
27 years

 UK
William Gaminara
Richard Locke
The Archers
1992–
26 years

 UK
Mollie Harris
Martha Woodford
The Archers
1970–1995
25 years

 USA
Charles Egelston
Shuffle Shober
Ma Perkins
1933–1958
25 years

 UK
Rosalind Adams
Clarrie Grundy
The Archers
1988–2012
24 years

 UK
Leslie Dunn
Paul Johnson
The Archers
1954–1978
24 years

 UK
Souad Faress
Usha Franks
The Archers
1994–
24 years

 USA
Minetta Ellen
Fanny Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1955
23 years

 UK
Ian Pepperell
Roy Tucker
The Archers
1995–
23 years

 UK
Graham Seed
Nigel Pargetter
The Archers
1983–1986, 1992–2011
22 years
[97]

 UK
Buffy Davis
Jolene Archer
The Archers
1996–
22 years

 UK
Jamilla Massey
Aunty Satya Khanna
The Archers
1996–
22 years

 UK
Denis Folwell
Jack Archer
The Archers
1951–1972
21 years

 UK
Eric Allan
Bert Fry
The Archers
1997–
21 years

 UK
Kim Durham
Matt Crawford
The Archers
1997–
21 years

 UK
Margot Boyd
Marjorie Antrobus
The Archers
1984–2004
20 years

 UK
Michael Lumsden
Alistair Lloyd
The Archers
1998–
20 years

 UK
Philip Garston-Jones
Jack Woolley
The Archers
1962–1979
17 years

 UK
Tom Graham
Tom Archer
The Archers
1997–2014
17 years

 UK
Annabelle Dowler
Kirsty Miller
The Archers
1999–
19 years

 UK
Amy Shindler
Brenda Tucker
The Archers
1999–2014
-15 years

 UK
Richard Attlee
Kenton Archer
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Barry Farrimond
Ed Grundy
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Robert Lister
Lewis Carmichael
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Joanna Van Kampen
Fallon Rogers
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Louiza Patikas
Helen Archer
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Michael Cochrane
Oliver Sterling
The Archers
2000–
18 years

 UK
Sunny Ormonde
Lilian Bellamy
The Archers
2001–
17 years

 UK
Ryan Kelly
Jack McCreary
The Archers
2001–
17 years

 UK
Hollie Chapman
Alice Carter
The Archers
2001–
17 years

 UK
Andrew Wincott
Adam Macy
The Archers
2003–
15 years

 UK
John Telfer
Rev Alan Franks
The Archers
2003–
15 years

 UK
Stephen Kennedy
Ian Craig
The Archers
2003–
15 years

 UK
Mona Hammond
Mabel Thompson
The Archers
2003–
15 years

 UK
Richard Derrington
Mark Hebden
The Archers
1980–1994
14 years

 UK
Will Sanderson Thwaite
Christopher Carter
The Archers
2004–
14 years

 UK
Edgar Harrison
Dan Archer
The Archers
1969–1982
13 years

 UK
Mary Wimbush
Julia Pargetter
The Archers
1992–2005
13 years

 UK
Ysanne Churchman
Mary Pound
The Archers
1971–1983
12 years

 UK
Lorraine Coady
Hayley Tucker
The Archers
2006–
12 years

 UK
Harry Oakes
Dan Archer
The Archers
1950–1961
11 years

 UK
Ralph Lawton
Joe Allard
The Archers
1951–1962
11 years

 UK
Basil Jones
John Tregorran
The Archers
1953–1964
11 years

 UK
Kay Hudson
Mabel Larkin
The Archers
1957–1968
11 years

 UK
Heather Bell
Clarrie Grundy
The Archers
1979–1986, 2013–
12 years
[98]

 UK
Becky Wright
Nic Grundy
The Archers
2007–2018
11 years

 UK
John Rowe
Prof Jim Lloyd
The Archers
2007–
11 years

 UK
Julia Hills
Annabelle Schrivener
The Archers
2007–
11 years